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animate

Animate means having life. (adjective)

Humans, birds and reptiles are each an example of something that is animate.

Animate means to bring to life. (verb)

  1. An example of animate is God bringing Adam and Eve to life.
  2. An example of animate is to create cartoon characters for a television show.

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See animate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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