animateadjective
uk/ˈæn.ɪ.mət/us/ˈæn.ə.mət/having life:
animate beings
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Life and living
- alive
- borrow
- cheat
- cheat death idiom
- co-exist
- come through (sth)
- hold
- immortal
- last
- last out
- lead 1
- life cycle
- life expectancy
- life form
- living
- longevity
- outlive
- subsist
- subsistence
- survivable
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animateverb [ T ]
uk/ˈæn.ɪ.meɪt/us/ˈæn.ə.meɪt/to make someone seem more happy or active:
A sparkle in his eyes animated his face whenever he smiled.
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Making people excited and interested
- absorbed
- be sb's bag idiom
- breathe (new) life into sth idiom
- captivate
- capture
- carry sb away
- catch
- enthuse
- entrance 1
- intrigue
- occupy
- pulse
- pump
- pump sb up
- reinvigorate
- rivet
- swing
- talk sth up
- whip sth up
- wow factor
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