as in stimulates
to give life, vigor, or spirit to
Mr. Clark animates history for his sixth graders by frequently showing up for class dressed like some famous historical figure
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In an era of identity politics and culture wars, community sponsorship programs seem able to trigger a personal sense of responsibility for caring for others that animates people to override their partisan and social boundaries on an issue that is otherwise defined by them.
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
That same energy animates Abe Beame’s illuminating story on the resurgence of repertory theaters in the post-COVID cinema world.
—Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024
Tuck deftly animates Czesława and her family, situating their lives within the larger context of Hitler’s effort to eradicate Poland and its culture.
—The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Microsoft This Xbox chatbot will appear as an AI character that animates when responding, or as a colorful Xbox orb.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 4 Nov. 2024
This approach, more than any ideology or economic theory, animates Harris’ style of governance.
—Charlotte Alter / Pittsburgh, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
Each appears highly technical, but the machinery that animates the artwork is nothing more than sophisticated applications of rudimentary elements like lenses, mirrors and light.
—Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024
Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
That same energy animates Abe Beame’s illuminating story on the resurgence of repertory theaters in the post-COVID cinema world.
—Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024
Tuck deftly animates Czesława and her family, situating their lives within the larger context of Hitler’s effort to eradicate Poland and its culture.
—The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Microsoft This Xbox chatbot will appear as an AI character that animates when responding, or as a colorful Xbox orb.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 4 Nov. 2024
This approach, more than any ideology or economic theory, animates Harris’ style of governance.
—Charlotte Alter / Pittsburgh, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
Each appears highly technical, but the machinery that animates the artwork is nothing more than sophisticated applications of rudimentary elements like lenses, mirrors and light.
—Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Animates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animates. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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