ANIMATE

sentient, animate

(adjective) endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness; “the living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God’s stage”- T.E.Lawrence

animate

(adjective) endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life; “we are animate beings”

animate

(adjective) belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings; “the word ‘dog’ is animate”

animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, renovate, repair, quicken, vivify, revivify

(verb) give new life or energy to; “A hot soup will revive me”; “This will renovate my spirits”; “This treatment repaired my health”

enliven, liven, liven up, invigorate, animate

(verb) make lively; “let’s liven up this room a bit”

animize, animise, animate

(verb) give lifelike qualities to; “animated cartoons”

inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt

(verb) heighten or intensify; “These paintings exalt the imagination”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

animate (comparative more animate, superlative most animate)

That which lives.

Possessing the quality or ability of motion.

Dynamic, energetic.

(grammar, of a noun or pronoun) Having a referent that includes a human, animal, plant or other entity which is considered alive.

(grammar) Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun.

Synonyms

• (that which lives): alive, living, vital; see also alive

• (quality or ability of motion): astir, dynamic, kinetic, motile

• (dynamic, energetic): lively, perky, vivacious; see also active

Synonyms

• (that lives): alive, live, living

• (possessing the quality or ability of motion)

• (dynamic): active, dynamic, energetic

Antonyms

• (living): inanimate

• (possessing the quality or ability of motion): fixed, immobile, static, stationary, still

• (dynamic): static

• (grammar, inflected for person or animal): inanimate

Verb

animate (third-person singular simple present animates, present participle animating, simple past and past participle animated)

(transitive) To impart motion or the appearance of motion to.

(transitive) To give spirit or vigour to; to stimulate or enliven; to inspirit.

Synonyms

• (to give spirit or vigour to): enliven, vitalise; see also enliven

Anagrams

• amentia, aminate, metania

Source: Wiktionary

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An"i*mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Animated; p. pr. & vb. n. Animating.] Etym: [L. animatus, p. p. of animare, fr. anima breath, soul; akin to animus soul, mind, Gr. an to breathe, live, Goth. us-anan to expire (us- out), Icel. önd breath, anda to breathe, OHG. ando anger. Cf. Animal.]

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

2. To give powers to, or to heighten the powers or effect of; as, to animate a lyre. Dryden.

3. To give spirit or vigor to; to stimulate or incite; to inspirit; to rouse; to enliven. The more to animate the people, he stood on high . . . and cried unto them with a loud voice. Knolles.

Syn.

– To enliven; inspirit; stimulate; exhilarate; inspire; instigate; rouse; urge; cheer; prompt; incite; quicken; gladden.

An"i*mate, a. Etym: [L. animatus, p. p.]

Definition: Endowed with life; alive; living; animated; lively. The admirable structure of animate bodies. Bentley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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