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animate

/ˈænəmət/ · 7 letters · 6 distinct letters

  1. adjective

    belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings

    the word ‘dog’ is animate

  2. adjective

    endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life

    we are animate beings

  3. adjective

    endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness

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

  4. verb

    heighten or intensify

    These paintings exalt the imagination

  5. verb

    give lifelike qualities to

    animated cartoons

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