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animate

Letters that make animate

a, e, n, m, t, i are letters that make 'animate'

Words within animate

anima, AN, MA, MAT, te, ma, at, nim, mA, mat, mate, ani, Ate, At, Ni, Te are words within 'animate'

Anagrams of animate

amentia is an anagram of 'animate'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of animate

animater, animates, animated are words created by adding a letter to 'animate'

animate is a 7 letter word starting with a
animate is a 7 letter word ending with e

7 possible definitions for 'animate'

Animate as "heighten or intensify"

Under this definition, animate is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

invigorate, inspire, enliven, exalt have the same meaning as 'animate'

animate as a type

'animate' can be a type of shake up, stimulate, excite, shake, stir.

Types of animate

encourage is a type of animate.

Derivatives of animate

animation, transport, ecstasy, exaltation, vivification, invigoration, rapture, raptus are derivatives of 'animate'.

Animate as "give lifelike qualities to"

Under this definition, animate is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

animize, animise have the same meaning as 'animate'

animate as a type

'animate' can be a type of alter, change, modify.

Derivatives of animate

animator is a derivative of animate.

Example of animate used within this context

"animated cartoons"

Animate as "make lively"

Under this definition, animate is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

enliven, liven, liven up, invigorate have the same meaning as 'animate'

Antonyms

deaden, blunt have the opposite meaning of 'animate'

animate as a type

'animate' can be a type of arouse, energize, energise, stimulate, perk up, brace.

Types of animate

jazz up, juice up, pep up, spirit up, inspirit, ginger up, spirit are types of 'animate'.

Derivatives of animate

energiser, spiritedness, brio, animation, quickener, invigorator, enlivener, vitalizer, vitaliser, vivification, energizer, animator, invigoration are derivatives of 'animate'.

Animate as "give new life or energy to"

Under this definition, animate is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

revive, recreate, reanimate, vivify, revivify, quicken, renovate, repair have the same meaning as 'animate'

animate as a type

'animate' can be a type of arouse, energize, energise, stimulate, perk up, brace.

Derivatives of animate

animation, quickener, invigorator, enlivener, revival, recreation, resurgence, revitalization, revitalisation, revivification, vivification, invigoration, refreshment are derivatives of 'animate'.

Verb groups of animate

come to, revive, resuscitate are verb groups of 'animate'.

Animate as "belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings"

Under this definition, animate is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

inanimate has the opposite meaning of animate

animate as a category

'animate' can be a category of linguistics.

Example of animate used within this context

"the word `dog' is animate"

Animate as "endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life"

Under this definition, animate is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

inanimate, nonliving, non-living have the opposite meaning of 'animate'

Attributes of animate

animateness, aliveness, liveness are attributes of 'animate'.

Derivatives of animate

animateness, aliveness, liveness are derivatives of 'animate'.

Example of animate used within this context

"we are animate beings"

Animate as "endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness"

Under this definition, animate is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

sentient has the same meaning as animate

Antonyms

insentient, insensate have the opposite meaning of 'animate'

Attributes of animate

sentience is an attribute of animate.

Derivatives of animate

animateness, aliveness, sentience, liveness, awareness are derivatives of 'animate'.

Similar to animate

sensate is similar to animate.