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List of meaning for animate

to become enlivened and stimulated

animate(adj)

belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings

"the word `dog' is animate"

animate(adj)

endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life

"we are animate beings"

sentient, animate(verb)

endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness

"the living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God's stage"- T.E.Lawrence

inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt(verb)

heighten or intensify

"These paintings exalt the imagination"

animize, animise, animate(verb)

give lifelike qualities to

"animated cartoons"

enliven, liven, liven up, invigorate, animate(verb)

make lively

"let's liven up this room a bit"

animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, renovate, repair, quicken, vivify, revivify(verb)

give new life or energy to

"A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health"

having much high-spirited energy and movement

an animate dance routine that will really get the blood pumping

having or showing life

had a dream about a sandwich that becomes animate

to give life, vigor, or spirit to

Mr. Clark animates history for his sixth graders by frequently showing up for class dressed like some famous historical figure

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