Animate and Move

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Animate

Animate verb - To give life, vigor, or spirit to.
Usage example: Mr. Clark animates history for his sixth graders by frequently showing up for class dressed like some famous historical figure
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Move is a synonym for animate in enliven topic. In some cases you can use "Move" instead a verb "Animate", when it comes to topics like arouse, bring to life.
Nearby Words: animated, animation, animal, animating, animator

Move

Move verb - To rouse to strong feeling or action.
Usage example: the heartfelt appeal moved the people to reach into their pockets and donate generously
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Animate is a synonym for move in arouse topic. Sometimes you can use "Animate" instead a verb "Move".
Nearby Words: moving, moved, movement, mover, movable

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character animate character move character
people animate people move people
show animate show move show
house animate house move house
Other words: hand, hands, eyes, bodies, ships.

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  • Video Game / Guilty Gear A particular thing to note is just how much the models have been made to look like sprites - perhaps the cleverest example is that, unlike most 3D model animation, the Xrd models lack animation interpolation or in-between frames - in short, they animate or move just like a sprite would.
    Source: Video Game / Guilty Gear
  • Animate Inanimate Object Also from Doctor Who, the Weeping Angels as a special example, in that they have always been animate, but can only move when no one is watching them.
    Source: Animate Inanimate Object
  • Animate Dead The Death Knight, a Scourge hero unit in Warcraft III, has as his Ultimate move "Animate Dead" which raises up to six nearby dead units to fight for the Death Knight for forty seconds.
    Source: Animate Dead
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