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Synonyms for animate

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adjective · endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness

“the living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God's stage”

verb · heighten or intensify

“These paintings exalt the imagination”

verb · give lifelike qualities to

“animated cartoons”

animizeanimise
verb · make lively

“let's liven up this room a bit”

verb · give new life or energy to

“A hot soup will revive me”

Opposites of animate