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animate

/'ænəmət/

Synonyms of animate Antonyms of animate Examples of animate Usage of animate Parts of animate Definition that contains animate Words sounding like animate Explanation of animate

verb
give lifelike qualities to
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"animated cartoons"

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animise animize

type of:
alter change modify
verb
heighten or intensify
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enliven exalt inspire invigorate

type of:
stimulate excite stir shake shake up
verb
make lively
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enliven invigorate liven liven up

type of:
arouse brace energise energize perk up stimulate
verb
give new life or energy to
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quicken reanimate recreate renovate repair revive revivify vivify

type of:
brace perk up arouse energise energize stimulate
adjective
endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness
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sentient sensate
adjective
belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings
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"the word `dog' is animate"
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inanimate
adjective
endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life
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"we are animate beings"
Opposite:

inanimate

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