liven
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Is liven a Scrabble word?
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Definition
verb (English)
1. (ambitransitive) To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively.Examples: "Let's liven up this party!"; "Bacon's Rebellion (p. 54) has no political meaning for Mr. Bruce. Champlain's fight with the Iroquois is told to liven the narrative with a fight (p. 36), but the far-reaching result is merely hinted in a manner that means nothing to one who doesn't know. The ideals and purposes of the Jesuits are not mentioned."; "[…] and he fought for others' banners, And he dined at others' tables, and he droned in others' hives, And he livened others' journeys, and he rhymed of others' tourneys, And he emptied others' flagons, and he flirted others' wives."Synonyms: liven up, animate, arouse, awaken, beghast, leaven, bright, brightenambitransitive
verb (English)
1. (obsolete) plural simple present of liveExamples: "We liven in fear, but we wot not whither to flee for to be better than we arn here."; "What shoulden shepheards other things tend, Then, sith their God his good does them send, Reapen the fruite thereof, that is pleasure, The while they here liven, at ease and leasure?"; "Wherefore so long as they make their abode In Him, incorp'rate by due Unitie They liven in eternall energie,"form-ofobsoletepluralpresent
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