Aviver: To give life to, to accentuate, to excite or to stir up something.
As seen in: « Les tensions s’avivent entre le Japon, la Chine et Taiwan autour d’un archipel disputé en mer de Chine orientale, réputé riche en hydrocarbures. »
(Translation: “Tensions are stirring between Japan, China and Taiwan around a disputed archipelago in the East China Sea, reputedly rich in hydrocarbons.”)
http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/International/2012/09/24/002-archipel-dispute-japon.shtml
