adjective
having life or vigor or spirit
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- an animated and expressive face
- animated conversation
- became very animated when he heard the good news
adjective
made to appear to move as living creatures do
Examples
- an animated cartoon
- animated puppets
verb
heighten or intensify
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- These paintings exalt the imagination
verb
give lifelike qualities to
Synonyms
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- animated cartoons
verb
make lively
Synonyms
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- let's liven up this room a bit
verb
give new life or energy to
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- A hot soup will revive me
- This will renovate my spirits
- This treatment repaired my health
adjective
belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings
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- the word `dog' is animate
adjective
endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life
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- we are animate beings
adjective
endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness
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- the living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God's stage"- T.E.Lawrence