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animate

  (ăn'ə-māt') pronunciation
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.
 
 
Thesaurus: animate

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.

 
Antonyms: animate

adj

Definition: alive
Antonyms: dead

adj

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

v

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


 
Games:

Animate

  • Platform: Apple II
  • Release Date: 1986

Production Credits

Designed by: Steven Ohmert ~ Jonathan Sutyak, All Game Guide

 
Wikipedia: Animate


Animate Co. Ltd.
Type
Founded 1983
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan
Industry Retail
Slogan Your favorite place for your pleasure and dream.
Website Official Website (Japanese)
Animate Ikebukuro main store
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Animate Ikebukuro main store

Animate (株式会社アニメイト) is the retailing arm of MOVIC and is the largest retailer of anime, games, and manga in Japan. The first and headquarters store of Animate opened in 1983 and is located in Ikebukuro, a district in Tokyo, Japan. Currently, there are 38 Animate stores in Japan, and one in Taipei, Taiwan. However, for a brief period of time, there was also one in Southern California, specifically in Los Angeles, which closed some time in 2003.

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Translations: Translations for: Animate

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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