All animate synonyms
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A a adj animate
- alive β If people or animals are alive, they are not dead.
- living β having life; being alive; not dead: living persons.
- live β to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- breathing β the passage of air into and out of the lungs to supply the body with oxygen
- moving β capable of or having movement: a moving object.
- spirited β pertaining to something that works by burning alcoholic spirits: a spirit stove.
- animated β Someone who is animated or who is having an animated conversation is lively and is showing their feelings.
- alert β If you are alert, you are paying full attention to things around you and are able to deal with anything that might happen.
- activated β to make active; cause to function or act.
- mortal β subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures.
- viable β capable of living.
- vital β of or relating to life: vital processes.
- active β Someone who is active moves around a lot or does a lot of things.
- gay β of, relating to, or exhibiting sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex; homosexual: a gay couple. Antonyms: straight.
- happy β delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
- vivacious β lively; animated; spirited: a vivacious folk dance.
verb animate
- bring to life β to bring back to consciousness
- inspire β to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence: His courage inspired his followers.
- hearten β to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
- activate β If a device or process is activated, something causes it to start working.
- move β to pass from one place or position to another.
- arouse β If something arouses a particular reaction or attitude in people, it causes them to have that reaction or attitude.
- vivify β to give life to; animate; quicken.
- quicken β to make more rapid; accelerate; hasten: She quickened her pace.
- incite β to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action: to incite a crowd to riot.
- revive β to activate, set in motion, or take up again; renew: to revive old feuds.
- revivify β to restore to life; give new life to; revive; reanimate.
- gladden β to make glad.
- stir β to move one's hand or an implement continuously or repeatedly through (a liquid or other substance) in order to cool, mix, agitate, dissolve, etc., any or all of the component parts: to stir one's coffee with a spoon.
- instigate β to cause by incitement; foment: to instigate a quarrel.
- urge β to push or force along; impel with force or vigor: to urge the cause along.
- fire β combustion
- inspirit β to infuse spirit or life into; enliven.
- spark β Muriel (Sarah) (Camberg) 1918β2006, British novelist and writer, born in Scotland.
- rouse β to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.: He was roused to action by courageous words.
- spur β a batch of newly made rag-paper sheets.
- invigorate β to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
- vitalize β to give life to; make vital.
- impel β to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- inform β to give or impart knowledge of a fact or circumstance to: He informed them of his arrival.
- cheer β When people cheer, they shout loudly to show their approval or to encourage someone who is doing something such as taking part in a game.
- kindle β (of animals, especially rabbits) to bear (young); produce (offspring).
- stimulate β to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- liven β to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up): What can we do to liven up the party?
adjective animate
- flesh and blood β offspring or relatives: one's own flesh and blood.
- conscious β If you are conscious of something, you notice it or realize that it is happening.
- sentient β having the power of perception by the senses; conscious.
- lively β eventful, stirring, or exciting: The opposition gave us a lively time.