Associations to the word «Animate»

Wiktionary

ANIMATE, adjective. That which lives.
ANIMATE, adjective. Possessing the quality or ability of motion.
ANIMATE, adjective. Dynamic, energetic.
ANIMATE, adjective. (grammar) (of a noun or pronoun) Having a referent that includes a human or animal.
ANIMATE, adjective. (grammar) Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun.
ANIMATE, verb. (transitive) To impart motion or the appearance of motion to.
ANIMATE, verb. (transitive) To give spirit or vigour to; to stimulate or enliven; to inspirit.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.