All 3 Uses of
animate
in
The Mill on the Floss
- "Oh, well," said Maggie, rather foiled by Luke's unexpectedly decided views about Dutchmen, "perhaps you would like 'Animated Nature' better; that's not Dutchmen, you know, but elephants and kangaroos, and the civet-cat, and the sunfish, and a bird sitting on its tail,—I forget its name.†
Chpt 1.4
- Away they jumped with more and more vigor, till Maggie's hair flew from behind her ears, and twirled about like an animated mop.†
Chpt 2.1 *
- They were presently fetched to spend the rest of the evening in the drawing-room, and Maggie became so animated with Mr. Stelling, who, she felt sure, admired her cleverness, that Tom was rather amazed and alarmed at her audacity.†
Chpt 2.1
Definition:
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(animate as in: animated by her strong belief) inspire, make more lively, or bring to life