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animate

How many syllables in animate?

  3 syllables

Divide animate into syllables:   an-i-mate
Stressed syllable in animate:   an-i-mate
How to say animate:

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Synonyms for animate


1 syllable
  • fire
  • rouse
  • live
  • stir
2 syllables
  • alive
  • conscious
  • sentient
  • breathing
  • living
3 syllables
  • bring to life
  • enliven
  • galvanize
  • stimulate
  • embolden
  • flesh and blood
  • liven up
  • vitalize
4 syllables
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    What rhymes with animate

    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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