Animate and Refresh

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

Refresh is a synonym for animate. In some cases you can use "Refresh" instead a verb "Animate".

Refresh

Refresh verb - To bring back to a former condition or vigor.

Animate is a synonym for refresh in activity topic. Sometimes you can use "Animate" instead a verb "Refresh", if it concerns topics such as encourage.

Common collocations

character animate character refresh character
series animate series refresh series
hand animate hand refresh hand
episode animate episode refresh episode
Other words: characters.
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