liven
verb (used with object)
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed byup ).
had livened
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past perfectof liven.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He had livened things by actively seeking new clients, e.g. advertising on the society pages.
From Time Magazine Archive
Later I found that the swimming had livened three Germans, long submerged—the bathing parade is off.
From “Crumps”, The Plain Story of a Canadian Who Went by Louis Keene
In truth, the game had livened Carson up and taken his thoughts from unpleasant things.
From Frank Merriwell's Son A Chip Off the Old Block by Burt L. Standish
One of the prospectors had remarked fancifully that Drylyn’s “rusted mustache had livened up; same ez flow’rs ye’ve kerried a long ways when yer girl puts ’em in a pitcher o’ water.”
From Red Men and White by Frederic Remington
When we took over these trenches everything was quiet in this section, but it was not very long before the Canadians had livened things up.
From Over the top with the 25th Chronicle of events at Vimy Ridge and Courcellette by R. Lewis
