animate

1. referred to in: linguistics - the scientific study of language
2. tells us about: aliveness, animateness, liveness - the property of being animated; having animal life as distinguished from plant life
3. tells us about: sentience - the readiness to perceive sensations; elementary or undifferentiated consciousness
   similar to: sensate - having physical sensation
   same as: sentient

1. is a type of: excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
   subtypes: encourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
   same as: enliven, exalt, inspire, invigorate
2. is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
   same as: animise, animize
3. is a type of: arouse, brace, energise, energize, perk up, stimulate - cause to be alert and energetic
   subtypes:

   • ginger up, jazz up, juice up, pep up - make more interesting or lively
   • inspirit, spirit, spirit up - infuse with spirit
   same as: enliven, invigorate, liven, liven up
4. is a type of: arouse, brace, energise, energize, perk up, stimulate - cause to be alert and energetic
   same as: quicken, reanimate, recreate, renovate, repair, revive, revivify, vivify
   verb group: come to, resuscitate, revive - return to consciousness

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