Animate

English Meaning

To give natural life to; to make alive; to quicken; as, the soul animates the body.

1. To give life to; fill with life.
2. To impart interest or zest to; enliven: "The party was animated by all kinds of men and women” ( René Dubos).
3. To fill with spirit, courage, or resolution; encourage. See Synonyms at encourage.
4. To inspire to action; prompt.
5. To impart motion or activity to.
6. To make, design, or produce (a cartoon, for example) so as to create the illusion of motion.
7. Possessing life; living. See Synonyms at living.
8. Of or relating to animal life as distinct from plant life.
9. Belonging to the class of nouns that stand for living things: The word dog is animate; the word car is inanimate.