as in stimulated
to give life, vigor, or spirit to
the bandleader tried to liven up the party by playing more energetic music so people would dance
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Suckers can be stimulated to grow for a variety of reasons, such as the vigor of a plant’s root system in situations where the plant is grafted (as many non-native witchhazels and tree cultivars are).—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Feb. 2026 -
Economic shifts and declining cost curves have stimulated clean energy in a way that rules could not have done alone.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Livened (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/livened%20%28up%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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