Animate Meaning

There are 7 meaning(s) for word Animate

Meaning 1 : give lifelike qualities to

    Example : animated cartoons

    Synonyms : animise,  animize
Meaning 2 : heighten or intensify

    Synonyms : enliven,  exalt,  inspire,  invigorate
Meaning 3 : make lively

    Synonyms : enliven,  invigorate,  liven,  liven up
Meaning 4 : give new life or energy to

    Synonyms : quicken,  reanimate,  recreate,  renovate,  repair,  revive,  revivify,  vivify
Meaning 5 : endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness

    Synonyms : sentient
Meaning 6 : belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings

    Example : the word `dog' is animate

Meaning 7 : endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life

    Example : we are animate beings

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