Animate
Cast
Cast verb - To throw or give off.
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| people | animate people | cast people |
| part | animate part | cast part |
| shadow | animate shadow | cast shadow |
| characters | animate characters | cast characters |
| Other words: shadows. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Wizards (and Clerics with the Chaos domain) in Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 can cast the spell animate object.
Source: Animate Inanimate Object -
Of course, the non-human characters will be CGI, since the original series had a cast of animate objects and funny animals.
Source: Live-Action Adaptation -
Curiously, the sequels have a friendly Tyrannosaur and have featured popular (or fun to animate) recently-discovered animals in the cast as well.
Source: Stock Dinosaurs
Cite this Source
Cast and Animate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/animate/cast
Animate & Cast. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/animate/cast>.
Cast or Animate. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/animate/cast.
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