Dictionary Check: animate

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"animate" is a valid word!

Scrabble 9 points

Words with Friends 11 points

adjective

belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings

Example: "the word ‘dog’ is animate"

Antonyms:

adjective

endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life

Example: "we are animate beings"

Antonyms:

adjective

endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness

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

Synonyms:

verb

heighten or intensify

Example: "These paintings exalt the imagination"

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verb

give lifelike qualities to

Example: "animated cartoons"

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verb

make lively

Example: "let's liven up this room a bit"

Synonyms:

amentia

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