| ADJECTIVE | all | animate | belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings |
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| all | animate | endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life | |
| all | animate, sentient | endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness | |
| VERB | emotion | animate, inspire, invigorate, enliven, exalt | heighten or intensify |
| change | animate, animize, animise | give lifelike qualities to | |
| change | animate, enliven, liven, liven up, invigorate | make lively / lively | |
| body | animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, renovate, repair, quicken, vivify, revivify | give new life or energy to |
| Sounds | ae'nahmaht; ae'nahmey.t | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... | |
| abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | ||
| Meaning | Belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the word 'dog' is animate" | |
| Category | linguistics | The scientific study of language |
| Opposite | inanimate | Belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things |
| Spanish | animado | |
| Catalan | animat | |
| Meaning | endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "we are animate beings" | |
| Attribute of | animateness, aliveness, liveness | The property of being animated |
| See also | alive, live | possessing life |
| Opposite | inanimate, nonliving, non-living | not endowed with life |
| Spanish | animado, viviente, vivo | |
| Catalan | animat, viu, vivent | |
| Nouns | animateness | the property of being animated |
| Meaning | endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | sentient | |
| Attribute of | sentience | The readiness to perceive sensations |
| Narrower | sensate | Having physical sensation |
| Opposite | insentient, insensate | Devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation |
| Spanish | sensible, sensitivo | |
| Catalan | sensible, sensitiu | |
| Nouns | animateness | the property of being animated |
| Meaning | heighten or intensify. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | inspire, invigorate, enliven, exalt | |
| Narrower | encourage | inspire with confidence |
| Broader | stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir | Stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of |
| Spanish | animar, avivar, exaltar, inspirar, revigorizar | |
| Catalan | envigorir, inspirar, vigoritzar | |
| Meaning | Give lifelike qualities to. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "animated cartoons" | |
| Synonyms | animize, animise | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | animar | |
| Catalan | animar | |
| Nouns | animator | the technician who produces animated cartoons |
| Meaning | make lively / lively. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | enliven, liven, liven up, invigorate | |
| Narrower | jazz up, juice up, pep up, ginger up | make more interesting or lively |
| spirit, spirit up, inspirit | infuse with spirit | |
| Broader | stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up | Cause to be alert and energetic |
| Opposite | deaden, blunt | make less lively, intense, or vigorous |
| Spanish | animar, avivar, reanimar, vigorizar, vivificar | |
| Catalan | animar, avivar, vivificar | |
| Nouns | animator | someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people |
| Meaning | Give new life or energy to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | recreate, reanimate, revive, renovate, repair, quicken, vivify, revivify | |
| Broader | stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up | Cause to be alert and energetic |
| Similar to | come to, revive, resuscitate | Return to consciousness |
| Spanish | reanimar, reavivar, revivificar | |
| Catalan | reanimar, reavivar, revivificar | |
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