animate

(ăn'ə-māt')
tr.v., -mat·ed, -mat·ing, -mates.

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.

adj. (ăn'ə-mĭt)

1. Possessing life; living. See synonyms at living.
2. Of or relating to animal life as distinct from plant life.
3. Belonging to the class of nouns that stand for living things: The word dog is animate; the word car is inanimate.

[Latin animāre, animāt-, from anima, soul.]

animacy an'i·ma·cy n.

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verb

1. To make alive: quicken, vitalize, vivify. See live/die.
2. To make lively or animated: brighten, enliven, light. See happy/unhappy.
3. To raise the spirits of: buoy (up), elate, elevate, exhilarate, flush, inspire, inspirit, lift, uplift. Obsolete exalt. See happy/unhappy.
4. To impart courage, inspiration, and resolution to: cheer (on), embolden, encourage, inspire, inspirit, motivate. See help/harm/harmless.
5. To arouse the emotions of; make ardent: enkindle, fire, impassion, inspire, kindle, stir. See excite/bore/interest.
6. To arouse to action or put in motion: activate, actuate. See action/inaction.

adjective

Marked by or exhibiting life: alive, animated, live, living, vital. See live/die.

adj

Definition: alive
Antonyms: dead

adj

Definition: lively
Antonyms: discouraged, dull, quiet, shy, spiritless

v

Definition: bring to life
Antonyms: deaden, discourage, kill

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - gøre levende, give liv, animere
adj. - levende, livlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
levend(ig), bezielen, animeren (film), leven geven aan

Français (French)
v. tr. - inspirer, animer, vivifier, (fig) animer, rendre vivant
adj. - vivant, animé, (Ling) animé

Deutsch (German)
v. - beleben, anregen, begeistern, beseelen
adj. - (auch Ling.) belebt, lebhaft

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ζωντανεύω, ζωογονώ, απεικονίζω σε κινούμενα σχέδια, δίνω κίνηση, ζωοποιώ, εμψυχώνω

Italiano (Italian)
animare, stimolare, ispirare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - animar, avivar, tonificar, vitalizar, tornar alegre

Русский (Russian)
оживлять, вдохновлять, воодушевлять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - inspirar, animar, dar vida a, amenizar, vivificar
adj. - inspirado, animado, amenizado, vivificado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ge liv åt, liva upp

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
赋予生命, 使有生命, 激励, 鼓舞, 使活泼, 使有活力, 使有生气, 驱动, 推动, 有生命的, 活泼的, 有活力的, 活的, 有生气的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 賦予生命, 使有生命, 激勵, 鼓舞, 使活潑, 使有活力, 使有生氣, 驅動, 推動
adj. - 有生命的, 活潑的, 有活力的, 活的, 有生氣的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 에게 생명을 주다, 고무하다, 을 움직이다
adj. - 생명이 있는, 활발한

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 生命を与える, 活気づける, 動画化する
adj. - 生命のある, 生きた, 生き生きした

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يشجع, ينشط, مفعم بالحيويه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮המריץ, החיה, עורר‬
adj. - ‮מלא חיים, חי‬

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