Thesaurus: animate

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1. v. t. To give natural life to; to make alive; to quicken; as, the soul animates the body.
2. v. t. To give powers to, or to heighten the powers or effect of; as, to animate a lyre.
3. v. t. To give spirit or vigor to; to stimulate or incite; to inspirit; to rouse; to enliven.
4. a. Endowed with life; alive; living; animated; lively.
5. adj. class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/belonging">belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings
6. adj. endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life
7. adj. endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness
8. v. heighten or intensify
9. v. give lifelike qualities to
10. v. make lively
11. v. give new life or energy to
12. 1. To give natural life to; to make alive; to quicken; as, the soul animates the body. 2. To give powers to, or to heighten the powers or effect of; as, to animate a lyre. Dryden. 3. To give spirit or vigor to; to stimulate or incite; to inspirit; to rouse; to enliven. The more to animate the people, he stood on high . . . and cried unto them with a loud voice. Knolles. Syn. -- To enliven; inspirit; stimulate; exhilarate; inspire; instigate; rouse; urge; cheer; prompt; incite; quicken; gladden. Endowed with life; alive; living; animated; lively. The admirable structure of animate bodies. Bentley.