Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
LIVEN
enliven, liven, liven up, invigorate, animate
(verb) make lively; “let’s liven up this room a bit”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
liven (third-person singular simple present livens, present participle livening, simple past and past participle livened)
(ambitransitive) To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively.
Synonym: liven up
Etymology 2
Verb
liven
(obsolete) plural simple present of live
Anagrams
• Elvin, Levin, Nevil, V line, V-line, levin, v-line
Source: Wiktionary
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