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animate

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(Entry 1 of 2)

1 having much high-spirited energy and movement

an animate dance routine that will really get the blood pumping

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on the go

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2 having or showing life

had a dream about a sandwich that becomes animate

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resurrected

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stillborn

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animate

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms of animate (Entry 2 of 2)

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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Verb

quicken, animate, enliven, vivify mean to make alive or lively. quicken stresses a sudden renewal of life or activity especially in something inert. the arrival of spring quickens the earth animate emphasizes the imparting of motion or vitality to what is or might be mechanical or artificial. happiness animated his conversation enliven suggests a stimulus that arouses from dullness or torpidity. enlivened her lectures with humorous anecdotes vivify implies a freshening or energizing through renewal of vitality. new blood needed to vivify the dying club