Enliven vs Animate - What's the difference?
enliven | animate |
(obsolete) To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate.
To make more lively, cheerful or interesting.
That which lives.
Possessing the quality or ability of motion.
Dynamic, energetic.
(grammar, of a noun or pronoun) Having a referent that includes a human or animal.
(grammar) Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun.
To impart motion or the appearance of motion to.
To give spirit or vigour to; to stimulate or enliven; to inspirit.
* Knolles
As verbs the difference between enliven and animate
is that enliven is (obsolete|transitive) to give life or spirit to; to revive or animate while animate is to impart motion or the appearance of motion to.As a adjective animate is
that which lives.enliven
English
Verb
(en verb)- The game was much enlivened when both teams scored within five minutes of each other.
Synonyms
* liven * liven upDerived terms
* enlivener * enlivenmentSee also
* animate * brighten * cheer up * invigorate * quicken * vitalizeReferences
animate
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- She is an engaging and animate speaker.
- Nouns can be singular or plural, and one of two genders, animate or inanimate.
Synonyms
(synonyms) * (that lives) alive, live, living * (possessing the quality or ability of motion) * (dynamic) active, dynamic, energeticAntonyms
(antonyms) * (living) inanimate * (possessing the quality or ability of motion) fixed, immobile, static, stationary, still * (dynamic) static * (sense) inanimateVerb
(animat)- If we animate the model, we can see the complexity of the action.
- The more to animate the people, he stood on high and cried unto them with a loud voice.