Word

animate, v.
(animated, animates, animating)
freq. cnt. 1

heighten or intensify
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animate enliven exalt inspire invigorate

sample sentences

"These paintings exalt the imagination"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

invigoration

lexical pointers

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exaltation

semantic pointers

hypernym

stir, stimulate, shake, shake up, excite

hyponym

encourage

give new life or energy to
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animate quicken reanimate recreate renovate repair revive revivify vivify

sample sentences

"A hot soup will revive me"
"This will renovate my spirits"
"This treatment repaired my health"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

recreation

lexical pointers

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vivification

lexical pointers

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quickener

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

revivification

semantic pointers

hypernym

stimulate, arouse, energize, brace, energise, perk up

verb group

come to, revive, resuscitate

make lively
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animate enliven invigorate liven liven up

sample sentences

"let's liven up this room a bit"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

enlivener

antonym

deaden

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

invigoration invigoration

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

animator

semantic pointers

hypernym

stimulate, arouse, energize, brace, energise, perk up

hyponym

jazz up, juice up, pep up, ginger up spirit, spirit up, inspirit

give lifelike qualities to
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animate animise animize

sample sentences

"animated cartoons"

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
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Something ----s somebody
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Something ----s somebody
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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

animator

semantic pointers

hypernym

change, alter, modify