animar — meaning in English

English meaning

• animate verb To bring something to life, or to make a picture or object appear to move on its own.
• brighten verb To make or become lighter or more vivid in colour.
• excite verb To stir up strong feelings in someone, especially enthusiasm or eagerness.
• hearten verb To make someone feel more confident, cheerful or encouraged.
• wind-up noun An act of teasing someone by telling them something untrue to see how they react, or the false story itself.

Senses

animar is used for these senses in English:

• brighten (transitive, figuratively) To make more cheerful and pleasant; to enliven
• cheer up (transitive, idiomatic) To make someone happier or less downcast.
• excite (transitive) To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement.
• hearten (transitive) To give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to.
• root for (transitive, informal) To support (a favored person, team, or result).
• warm up (transitive) To make (an audience) enthusiastic or animated before a show.
• wind up (transitive, figuratively, by extension) To excite.
• wind up (intransitive, copulative) To end up; to arrive or result.

animate — full definition

1. verb To bring something to life, or to make a picture or object appear to move on its own.
2. verb To give energy, purpose, or excitement to something.
3. adj Alive, or full of energy and movement.

brighten — full definition

1. verb To make or become lighter or more vivid in colour.
2. verb To make or become more cheerful.

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