animate
verb (used with object)
to give life to; make alive.
have animated
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present perfectof animate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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A stronger labor market might have animated concerns that rates weren’t restrictive enough to bring inflation down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
A series of diss tracks from hip-hop's two biggest stars, Drake and Kendrick Lamar, have animated the most high-profile rap beef in a generation, drawing global attention and an avalanche of online discussion and dissection.
From BBC ● May 11, 2024
These battles over meaning have animated past American conflicts — not just Marche’s “next” civil war but the first one, too.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2022
Since the United States and its allies toppled the Taliban in 2001, the rights of Afghan women have animated much of the global narrative around the war.
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2021
And where are then the principles of Vertue, Honour and Religion, which they would persuade the World, have animated their endeavours for the publick?
From His Majesties Declaration Defended by John Dryden
