animate

/ˈænəmət/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings
   “the word `dog' is animate”
2. endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life
   “we are animate beings”
3. endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness- T.E.Lawrence
   “the living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God's stage”

verb

1. heighten or intensify
   “These paintings exalt the imagination”
2. give lifelike qualities to
   “animated cartoons”
3. make lively
   “let's liven up this room a bit”
4. give new life or energy to
   “A hot soup will revive me”

Synonyms for animate

• sentient
• sensate
• inspire
• invigorate
• enliven
• exalt
• animize
• animise
• liven
• liven up
• recreate
• reanimate
• revive
• renovate
• repair
• quicken
• vivify
• revivify

Antonyms of animate

• inanimate

Words that rhyme with animate

• inanimate