Australian English Meaning of animate

animate

Other Australian English words related to animate

synonyms

• stimulate
• activate
• arouse
• awake
• awaken
• support
• cheering
• drive
• electrify
• energise
• enliven
• Excited
• fire
• Inspire
• invigorate
• lift
• motivate
• motive
• move
• propel
• provoke
• quicken
• raise
• Recreation
• revive
• wake
• spark
• spike
• stir
• strengthen
• trigger
• vitalise
• vivify
• amp (up)
• jazz up
• perk up
• cheer up
• zip
• abet
• actuate
• boost
• Buoy
• charge
• embolden
• Kindle
• Ferment
• fillip
• Foster
• fortify
• galvanize
• hearten
• impel
• incite
• inflame
• infuse
• instigate
• juice up
• light
• rally
• reactivate
• reanimate
• reawaken
• recharge
• Refresh
• regenerate
• reinvigorate
• rejuvenate
• Rekindle
• renew
• resurrect
• resuscitate
• revitalise
• set off
• Steel
• turn on
• Inflaming
• ginger (up)
• wake up
• whip up

antonyms

• Burn out
• damp
• dampen
• deaden
• drain
• dull
• Harass
• Restrain
• undermine
• Wash out
• weaken
• wear
• wear out
• weary
• check
• Curb
• weaken
• discourage
• enervate
• weaken
• exhaust
• tiredness
• inhibit
• Knock out
• quench
• suppress
• sap
• slow
• still
• stunt
• suppress
• tucker (out)
• daunt
• demoralize
• Dishearten
• dishearten
• jade

Definitions and Meaning of animate in English

Wordnet

animate (v)

heighten or intensify

give lifelike qualities to

make lively

give new life or energy to

Wordnet

animate (a)

belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings

endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life

endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness

Webster

animate (v. t.)

To give natural life to; to make alive; to quicken; as, the soul animates the body.

To give powers to, or to heighten the powers or effect of; as, to animate a lyre.

To give spirit or vigor to; to stimulate or incite; to inspirit; to rouse; to enliven.

Webster

animate (a.)

Endowed with life; alive; living; animated; lively.

FAQs About the word animate

What is the Australian English meaning of the word animate

animate

What is the English meaning of the word animate

heighten or intensify, give lifelike qualities to, make lively, give new life or energy to, belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings, endowed w

What are the synonyms of the word animate

stimulate,activate,arouse,awake,awaken,support,cheering,drive,electrify,energise

What are the antonyms of the word animate

Burn out,damp,dampen,deaden,drain,dull,Harass,Restrain,undermine,Wash out