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liven

Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪvən/

The English word “liven” has 1 meaning listed here.

verb

  1. To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively.

Etymology

Partly from life + -en; partly from live (adjective) + -en; and partly a shortening of enliven. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk livna (“to quicken, come alive”), Faroese livna (“to come to life, come alive”), Icelandic lifna (“to come to life”).

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