Animate and Interest

Animate

Animate verb - To give life, vigor, or spirit to.

Interest and animate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Interest" instead a verb "Animate".

Interest

Interest verb - To hold the attention of.

Animate and interest are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Animate" instead a verb "Interest".

Common collocations

people animate people interest people
season animate season interest season
hair animate hair interest hair
eyes animate eyes interest eyes
Other words: myself.

Both words in one sentence

  • The animate inanimate objects take out the villain’s henchmen while the villain finds the hero crying in his room over the loss of his love interest.
  • Talking Animal Also, Bill Watterson's beloved Hobbes, of Calvin and Hobbes is only animate when alone with Calvin, as a general rule, yet seems to live quite an independent life from Calvin, chasing critters in the forest and reading comic books with interest.
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