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Solace vs Animate - What's the difference?

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Solace is a related term of animate.


As verbs the difference between solace and animate

is that solace is to give solace to; comfort; cheer; console while animate is .

As a noun solace

is comfort or consolation in a time of distress.

solace

English

Noun

  • Comfort or consolation in a time of distress.
  • You cannot put a monetary value on emotional solace .
  • A source of comfort or consolation.
  • * Rambler
  • The proper solaces of age are not music and compliments, but wisdom and devotion.

    Synonyms

    * comfort * consolation * relief * support

    Derived terms

    * solaceful * solacement

    Verb

    (solac)
  • To give solace to; comfort; cheer; console.
  • To allay or assuage.
  • To take comfort; to be cheered.
  • * 1593 , , IV. v. 48:
  • But one thing to rejoice and solace in, / And cruel death hath catched it from my sight.

    Anagrams

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    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

    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.

    Anagrams

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