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Animate vs Liven - What's the difference?

animate | liven |

As verbs the difference between animate and liven

is that animate is while liven is (transitive|and|intransitive) to cause to be more lively.

animate

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • That which lives.
  • Possessing the quality or ability of motion.
  • Dynamic, energetic.
    • She is an engaging and animate speaker.
  • (grammar, of a noun or pronoun) Having a referent that includes a human or animal.
    • Nouns can be singular or plural, and one of two genders, animate or inanimate.
  • (grammar) Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun.

    • Synonyms

    (synonyms) * (that lives) alive, live, living * (possessing the quality or ability of motion) * (dynamic) active, dynamic, energetic

    Antonyms

    (antonyms) * (living) inanimate * (possessing the quality or ability of motion) fixed, immobile, static, stationary, still * (dynamic) static * (sense) inanimate

    Related terms

    () * inanimate * animacy

    Verb

    (animat)
  • To impart motion or the appearance of motion to.
    • If we animate the model, we can see the complexity of the action.
  • To give spirit or vigour to; to stimulate or enliven; to inspirit.
  • * Knolles
    • The more to animate the people, he stood on high and cried unto them with a loud voice.

    Related terms

    * animation

    Anagrams

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    liven

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (transitive, and, intransitive) To cause to be more lively.
    • Let's liven up this party!
  • * 1905 : The American Historical Review , published by the American Historical Association, page 380
    • Bacon's Rebellion (p. 54) has no political meaning for Mr. Bruce. Champlain's fight with the Iroquois is told to liven the narrative with a fight (p. 36), but the far-reaching result is merely hinted in a manner that means nothing to one who doesn't know. The ideals and purposes of the Jesuits are not mentioned.
  • * 1930 : Bim Sherman, The Century
    • ... ''and he fought for others' banners,
    And he dined at others' tables, and he droned in others' hives,
    And he livened others' journeys, and he rhymed of others' tourneys,
    And he emptied others' flagons, and he flirted others' wives.
  • * 1958 : Marco Polo, Ronald Latham (translator), The Travels of Marco Polo
    • Instead of the picturesque fables* that liven the pages of ‘Sir John Mandeville’ and of many more authentic travellers, he gives us no less picturesque facts, and facts in great abundance.
  • * 1979 : The American School Board Journal'', volume 166, ? 1, January 1979, published by the ''National School Boards Association , caption to an image in the May 1979 section
    • Visiting professionals frequently liven the day at the Elm Creative Arts School.
  • * 1997 : David Nevin, 1812
    • Anacreon'' [...] ''celebrated wine and love and must have been a rousing fellow. Probably he livened heaven when he arrived.
  • * 2003 , Sarah Garland, The Herb Garden , page 69
    • ... and to invigorate and liven the spirits.
  • * 2001 , Nick Tosches, Cut Numbers: A Novel
    • “It was all those suspendeds since the time before that fucked me.” ''[sic]'' Then he livened , and he actually did manage to smile. “It was Secaucus, ...
  • * 2005 : Michael Winter, The Big Why: A Novel
    • The fact of this made him realize he had a story. He livened . Father was washed overboard, Rupert said. He was going through the water like a duck.

    Synonyms

    * liven up

    Anagrams

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