Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb animize
1 sense of animize
Sense 1
animize, animise, animate -- (give lifelike qualities to; "animated cartoons")
=> change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")