brace vs liven

brace is a noun but liven is not a noun.

brace and liven both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
brace	Yes	No	Yes	No
liven	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, liven is a hyponym of brace; that is, liven is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than brace:

brace: cause to be alert and energetic
liven: make lively

Other hyponyms of brace include cathect, animate, quicken, reanimate, recreate, renovate, repair, revive, revivify, vivify, invigorate, reinvigorate, animate, enliven, invigorate, liven up.

brace (noun)	liven (noun)
a structural member used to stiffen a framework
a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
a support that steadies or strengthens something else
elastic straps that hold trousers up
a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
two items of the same kind

brace (verb)	liven (verb)
cause to be alert and energetic	make lively
support by bracing
support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult

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