Meaning of animate
Definition of animate
(adj)
belonging
to the
class
of nouns that
denote
living
beings; "the
word
`dog' is animate"
endowed
with
animal
life
as
distinguished
from
plant
life; "we are
animate
beings"
endowed
with
feeling
and
unstructured
consciousness; "the
living
knew themselves
just
sentient puppets on God's stage"- T.E.Lawrence
(verb)
heighten
or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"
give
lifelike
qualities to; "animated cartoons"
make
lively; "let's liven up this
room
a bit"
give
new
life
or
energy
to; "A hot
soup
will
revive me"; "This
will
renovate my spirits"; "This
treatment
repaired my health"
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