All 3 Uses of
animate
in
Great Expectations
- True, I had no Avenger in my service now, but I was looked after by an inflammatory old female, assisted by an animated rag-bag whom she called her niece, and to keep a room secret from them would be to invite curiosity and exaggeration.†
Chpt 40
- The crisp air, the sunlight, the movement on the river, and the moving river itself,—the road that ran with us, seeming to sympathize with us, animate us, and encourage us on,—freshened me with new hope.†
Chpt 54
- There was nothing very surprising in that; but again, I was rather surprised, when he said, as if he were animated by a brilliant idea,— "Let's go in!"†
Chpt 55 *
Definition:
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(animate as in: animated by her strong belief) inspire, make more lively, or bring to life