To give new life or energy to; SYN. recreate, reanimate, revive, quicken, vivify, revivify.
In grammar, referring to characteristics of living things. The principal parts of speech can all be animate: baby, mouse, and flea are animate nouns; cry, speak, and hope are animate verbs; friendly, stupid, and toothless are animate adjectives.
Animate words can be used metaphorically in inanimate contexts; for example, toothless in a phrase such as “a toothless argument”.
1. To make lively or spirited; SYN. animate.
2. To make lively; SYN. liven, liven up, invigorate, animate.
To become or make oneself fresh again; SYN. refresh, refreshen, freshen up.
1. Enliven — often used with up
2. To become lively
ETYM Cf. French reviver. Related to Revive.
1. To be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength.
2. To restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state.
To diversify in external appearance; to mark with different colors; to dapple; to streak.