Meaning & use
livened
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Made more lively, cheerful, or interesting, typically used with up.
See it in a sentence
A splash of color livened up the otherwise dull office walls.
The surprise guest livened the party the moment he walked in.
A note on using this word
Livened almost always appears with the particle up, as in the common phrase livened up.
Words with a similar meaning
enlivenedbrightened
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Words with an opposite meaning
dampened
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