English dictionary · verb
animate
to bring to life; to give motion to
Meaning and definitions
- to bring to life; to give motion to
Connected roots
- anim-
mind, spirit, breath
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- animism
A belief that spirits inhabit some or all classes of natural objects or phenomena.
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