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liven

verb

Meaning

  1. To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively.
  2. To be alive; to have life.
  3. To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
  4. To survive; to persevere; to continue.
  5. To cope.
  6. To pass life in a specified manner.
  7. To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

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Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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