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animate

verb
  1. To make alive: quicken, vitalize, vivify. See live
  2. To make lively or animated: brighten, enliven, light 1. See happy
  3. To raise the spirits of: buoy (up), elate, elevate, exhilarate, flush, inspire, inspirit, lift, uplift. Obsolete: exalt. See happy
  4. To impart courage, inspiration, and resolution to: cheer (on), embolden, encourage, inspire, inspirit, motivate. See help
  5. To arouse the emotions of; make ardent: enkindle, fire, impassion, inspire, kindle, stir 1. See excite
  6. To arouse to action or put in motion: activate, actuate. See action
adjective
Marked by or exhibiting life: alive, animated, live 2, living, vital. See live

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