Associations to the word «Animate»
Noun
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
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.