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
Provoke is a synonym for animate in incite topic. In some cases you can use "Provoke" instead a verb "Animate".
Provoke
Provoke verb - To rouse to strong feeling or action.
Usage example: bees generally will not sting unless they are provoked
Animate is a synonym for provoke in start topic. Sometimes you can use "Animate" instead a verb "Provoke", if it concerns topics such as stimulate, incite.
Nearby Words: provocation, provoking
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| character | animate character | provoke character |
| people | animate people | provoke people |
| kind | animate kind | provoke kind |
| characters | animate characters | provoke characters |
| Other words: monsters. | ||
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