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| Main Entry: |
animate
 [v. an-uh-meyt; adj. an-uh-mit] 
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring to life |
| Synonyms: | activate, arouse, cheer, embolden, encourage, energize, enliven, exalt, excite, fire, gladden, hearten, impel, incite, inform, inspire, inspirit, instigate, invigorate, kindle, liven, make alive, move, quicken, revive, revivify, rouse, spark, spur, stimulate, stir, urge, vitalize, vivify |
| Antonyms: | deaden, discourage, kill |
| Main Entry: | active |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very involved in activity |
| Synonyms: | aggressive, agile, alert, alive, animated, assiduous, bold, brisk, bustling, busy, chipper, daring, dashing, determined, dexterous, diligent, dynamic, eager, energetic, engaged, enlivened, enterprising, enthusiastic, eventful, fireball, forceful, forcible, fresh, frisky, hard-working, high-spirited, hyper, industrious, intense, inventive, jumping, keen, lively, nimble, on the move, perky, persevering, purposeful, pushing, quick, rapid, ready, resolute, sharp, sprightly, spry, whiz*, zealous |
| Notes: | active knowledge is the knowledge of a language which a user actively employs in speech or writing, as opposed to passive knowledge, which is what a person understands in what he/she hears or reads |
| Antonyms: | disinterested, idle, indifferent, lazy, quiescent, quiet |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | actuate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | start a function or action, motivate |
| Synonyms: | activate, animate, arouse, cause, drive, egg on, energize, excite, fire up, impel, incite, induce, influence, inspire, instigate, key up, mobilize, motivate, move, prompt, propel, put up to, quicken, rouse, spur, stimulate, turn on, work into lather, work up |
| Antonyms: | impede, stop |
Example Sentences
- The satire mag is gearing up for a new decade of transgressive skewering, this time as an animated sketch-comedy series.
- After an animated fortnight of debate, the votes have been cast.
- Kids make a lot of mistakes about what is animated and what is not.
| Main Entry: | airy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | buoyant, light, or lively in nature |
| Synonyms: | animated, blithe, bouncy, cheerful, cheery, effervescent, elastic, fanciful, flippant, frolicsome, gay, graceful, happy, high-spirited, jaunty, light, light-hearted, merry, nonchalant, resilient, sprightly, volatile, whimsical |
| Antonyms: | burdensome, heavy |
| Main Entry: | alive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | being active, full of life |
| Synonyms: | abounding, alert, animated, awake, brisk, bustling, cheerful, dynamic, eager, energetic, lively, overflowing, quick, ready, replete, rife, sharp, spirited, sprightly, spry, stirring, swarming, teeming, vigorous, vital, vivacious, zestful |
| Antonyms: | dispirited, dull, lifeless, morose, sluggish, spiritless |
| Main Entry: | animate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lively |
| Synonyms: | activated, active, alert, animated, dynamic, energized, gay, happy, spirited, vivacious |
| Antonyms: | discouraged, dull, quiet, shy, spiritless |
| Main Entry: | arouse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | excite, entice |
| Synonyms: | agitate, alert, animate, awaken, call, challenge, electrify, enliven, fire up, foment, foster, goad, heat up, incite, inflame, instigate, kindle, move, provoke, rally, rouse, send, spark, spur, stimulate, stir, thrill, turn on, wake up, waken, warm, whet, whip up, work up |
| Antonyms: | bore, calm, lull, quiet |
| Main Entry: | awake |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become or make aware |
| Synonyms: | activate, alert, animate, arouse, awaken, call forth, enliven, excite, incite, kindle, provoke, revive, stimulate, stir up, vivify |
| Antonyms: | deaden, lull |
| Main Entry: | awaken |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make conscious or alert |
| Synonyms: | activate, animate, arouse, awake, call, enliven, excite, fan, incite, kindle, pile out, provoke, rally, revive, rise and shine, roll out, rouse, show a leg, stimulate, stir up, turn out, vivify, wake |
| Antonyms: | deaden, go to sleep, hypnotize |
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