animar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to inspire
2. (transitive) to encourage
3. (transitive) to animate
4. (transitive) to cheer on
5. (reflexive) to cheer up (to become happy)
6. (reflexive) to dare, to have the courage to, to bring oneself to, to have the heart to
7. (pronominal) to decide
8. (pronominal) to feel like, to be down for (US slang)

Concepts

animate

encourage

enliven

cheer

inspire

hearten

cheer up

invigorate

embolden

vitalize

stimulate

comfort

rouse

impel

instigate

vivify

inspirit

lift

liven

liven up

perk up

spirit

urge

compere

emcee

exalt

push

pep up

invite

stir up

give life to

liven u

spur o

enhearten

excite

ginger

jazz

quicken

stir

abet

brighten up

alert

adorn

celebrate

decorate

console

take care of

motivate

ginger up

jazz up

juice up

spirit up

fan

animise

animize

raise

salt

bear on

root on

barrack

exhort

urge on

jolly along

jolly up

humor

humour

hollo

recreate

spur

strengthen

warm

reassure

take courage

Hyphenated as

a‧ni‧mar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aniˈmaɾ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin animāre.