Hyphenation of animates

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word animates? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

an-i-mates

Definitions of animates:

1.
Heighten or intensify
These paintings exalt the imagination
2.
Give lifelike qualities to
Animated cartoons
3.
Make lively
Let's liven up this room a bit
4.
Give new life or energy to
A hot soup will revive me This will renovate my spirits This treatment repaired my health
5.
Belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings
The word `dog' is animate
6.
Endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life
We are animate beings
7.
Endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness
The living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God's stage- T.E.Lawrence

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