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Adjective animated has 2 senses
animated, alive - having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news"Antonyms:  unanimated, dead, lifeless, wan
 
animated - made to appear to move as living creatures do; "an animated cartoon"; "animated puppets"Antonym:  still (indirect, via moving)
 
 
Verb animate has 4 senses
inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt - heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"--1 is one way to stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir
 Sample sentences:
 Somebody ----s somebody
 Something ----s somebody
 
animize, animise, animate - give life-like qualities to; "animated cartoons"--2 is one way to change, alter, modify
 Sample sentences:
 Something ----s somebody
 Something ----s something
 
enliven, liven, liven up, invigorate, animate - make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"--3 is one way to stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up
 Sample sentences:
 Somebody ----s something
 Something ----s somebody
 Something ----s something
 
animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, renovate, repair, quicken, vivify, revivify - give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health"--4 is one way to stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up
 Sample sentences:
 Somebody ----s somebody
 Something ----s somebody
 
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