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animate v. [
inspire, invigorate, enliven, exalt] heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"
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animate a. belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings; "the word 'dog' is animate"
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animate v. [
animize, animise] give lifelike qualities to; "animated cartoons"
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animate a. endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life; "we are animate beings"
. wn #5
animate v. [
enliven, liven, liven up, invigorate] make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"
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