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livens

  • present tense form of liven (3rd person singular).

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“He livens up the mood. He can be very serious at times, but the way he comes off is passive,” Bernard said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2022

It's not the same as a night under the Arizona stars, but it absolutely livens up a dreary spring evening.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2022

The mass start event, which first appeared at the 2018 Olympics, livens things up significantly.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2022

But Dominic Raab praised the PM's "ebullient, bouncy, optimistic, Tiggerish character", saying it "livens up" his speeches.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2021

She livens up again like I didn’t just ruin her reveal.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya