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an·i·mate    Audio Help   [v. an-uh-meyt; adj. an-uh-mit] Pronunciation Key verb, -mat·ed, -mat·ing, adjective
–verb (used with object)
1.to give life to; make alive: God animated the dust.
2.to make lively, vivacious, or vigorous; give zest or spirit to: Her presence animated the party.
3.to fill with courage or boldness; encourage: to animate weary troops.
4.to move or stir to action; motivate: He was animated by religious zeal.
5.to give motion to: leaves animated by a breeze.
6.to prepare or produce as an animated cartoon: to animate a children's story.
–adjective
7.alive; possessing life: animate creatures.
8.lively: an animate expression of joy.
9.of or relating to animal life.
10.able to move voluntarily.
11.Linguistics. belonging to a syntactic category or having a semantic feature that is characteristic of words denoting beings regarded as having perception and volition (opposed to inanimate).
[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME animat < L animātus filled with breath or air, quickened, animated (ptp. of animāre). See anima, -ate1]

—Related forms
an·i·mate·ly, adverb
an·i·mate·ness, noun
an·i·mat·ing·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. vivify, quicken, vitalize. 2. energize, fortify. Animate, invigorate, stimulate mean to enliven. To animate is to create a liveliness: Health and energy animated his movements. To invigorate means to give physical vigor, to refresh, to exhilarate: Mountain air invigorates. To stimulate is to arouse a latent liveliness on a particular occasion: Alcohol stimulates. 3. inspire, inspirit, hearten, arouse, exhilarate. 4. excite, incite, fire, urge, kindle, prompt.
—Antonyms 1. kill. 7. dead.
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Main Entry:  animate
Part of Speech:  adjective
Synonyms:  animated, enthusiastic, excited, lively, organic, spunky, vivacious, zealous, activated, enlivened, fired, prompted, stimulated
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Main Entry:  animate
Part of Speech:  noun
Synonyms:  animation, ardor, ebullience, exhilaration, exuberance, happiness, intoxication, liveliness, spirit, sprightliness, vivaciousness, vivacity, zeal, zest, effervescence, headiness, invigoration
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Main Entry:  animate
Part of Speech:  verb
Synonyms:  actuate, alive, arouse, drive, energize, enliven, excite, exhilarate, importune, incite, inspire, inspirit, invigorate, living, motivate, perk, prompt, push, quicken, rouse, spur, stimulate, stir, urge, vitalize, vivify, waken, enhearten, ensoul, liven
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