animize

/ˈænɪmaɪz/
verb
  1. To give life or living qualities to something that is not alive.
    • Children often animize their toys, pretending they can talk and feel.
    • The artist tried to animize the clay sculpture by adding expressive eyes.
    • In the movie, the computer program was animized and became a character.
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