Definition of animate

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Animate (v. t.) To give natural life to; to make alive; to quicken; as, the soul animates the body..

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Vivify :: Vivify (v. t.) To endue with life; to make to be living; to quicken; to animate.
Strengthen :: Strengthen (v. t.) To animate; to encourage; to fix in resolution.
Inlive :: Inlive (v. t.) To animate.
Die :: Die (v. i.) To pass from an animate to a lifeless state; to cease to live; to suffer a total and irreparable loss of action of the vital functions; to become dead; to expire; to perish; -- said of animals and vegetables; often with of, by, with, from, and rarely for, before the cause or occasion of death; as, to die of disease or hardships; to die by fire or the sword; to die with horror at the thought..
Prosopop/ia :: Prosopop/ia (n.) A figure by which things are represented as persons, or by which things inanimate are spoken of as animated beings; also, a figure by which an absent person is introduced as speaking, or a deceased person is represented as alive and present. It includes personification, but is more extensive in its signification..
Transanimated :: Transanimated (imp. & p. p.) of Transanimat.
Informer :: Informer (v.) One who informs, animates, or inspires..
Inform :: Inform (v. t.) To give form or share to; to give vital ororganizing power to; to give life to; to imbue and actuate with vitality; to animate; to mold; to figure; to fashion.
Encourage :: Encourage (v. t.) To give courage to; to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope; to raise, or to increase, the confidence of; to animate; enhearten; to incite; to help forward; -- the opposite of discourage..
Erect :: Erect (v. t.) To animate; to encourage; to cheer.
Unjust :: Unjust (a.) Acting contrary to the standard of right; not animated or controlled by justice; false; dishonest; as, an unjust man or judge..
Exanimate :: Exanimate (a.) Lifeless; dead.
Imitate :: Imitate (v. t.) To resemble (another species of animal, or a plant, or inanimate object) in form, color, ornamentation, or instinctive habits, so as to derive an advantage thereby; sa, when a harmless snake imitates a venomous one in color and manner, or when an odorless insect imitates, in color, one having secretion offensive to birds..
Inspire :: Inspire (v. t.) To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.
Quick :: Quick (superl.) Characterized by life or liveliness; animated; sprightly; agile; brisk; ready.
Animator :: Animator (n.) One who, or that which, animates; an animater..
Vivificative :: Vivificative (a.) Able or tending to vivify, animate, or give life; vivifying..
Dead :: Dead (a.) Destitute of life; inanimate; as, dead matter..
Flat :: Flat (superl.) Unanimated; dull; uninteresting; without point or spirit; monotonous; as, a flat speech or composition..
Liveliness :: Liveliness (n.) The quality or state of being lively or animated; sprightliness; vivacity; animation; spirit; as, the liveliness of youth, contrasted with the gravity of age..
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