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"Animate" Definition

adjective

Belonging to the class of nouns that stand for living things: The word dog is animate; the word car is inanimate.
Of or relating to animal life as distinct from plant life.
Possessing life; living. See Synonyms at living.
Possessing or characterized by life .
Of or relating to life as opposed to plant life.

verb-transitive

To fill with spirit, courage, or resolution; encourage. See Synonyms at encourage.
To give life to; fill with life.
To impart interest or zest to; enliven: "The party was animated by all kinds of men and women” ( René Dubos).
To impart motion or activity to.
To inspire to action; prompt.

verb

To give spirit and support to .
To give life to.
To give vigor and zest to.
To move to action .
To make or design in such a way as to create apparently spontaneous lifelike movement .

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