v. t. to make lively; -- sometimes used with up; as, to liven up the party with some music. Syn. -- enliven, liven up, make lively, invigorate, animate. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
[いきる, ikiru](v1, vi) (1) to live; to exist; (2) to make a living; to subsist; (3) to be in effect; to be in use; to function; (4) to come to life; to be enlivened; (5) to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.); (P)#5092[Add to Longdo]