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Dictionary: an·i·mate   (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 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.

Antonyms: animate
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adj

Definition: alive
Antonyms: dead

adj

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

v

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


Wikipedia: Animate
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Animate Co. Ltd.
Founded 1983
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan
Industry Retail
Website Official website
Animate Ikebukuro main store.

Animate (株式会社アニメイト Kabushiki gaisha Animeito?) 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. After Biblos closed in April 2006 due to the failure of its parent company,[1] Animate became its parent company, renaming it Libre Publishing.[2]

Collaboration with Broccoli

On January 23, 2008, Animate's rival company, Broccoli, announced that they collaborated with Animate and made a new company "AniBro". Animate holds 70% of the company, while Broccoli holds 30%. The president of the company will be the CEO of Animate, although he will continue to manage Animate along with AniBro. AniBro plans to expand using the AniBro brand to many places in Japan.[3]

References

  1. ^ CPM license dispute
  2. ^ Demars (2008). "Les éditeurs de boys love". in Brient, Hervé (in French). Homosexualité et manga : le yaoi. Manga: 10000 images. Editions H. pp. 12–16. ISBN 978-2-9531781-0-4. 
  3. ^ "株式会社アニメイトとの資本・業務提携及び合弁会社設立に関するお知らせ" (in Japanese). Broccoli. http://www.broccoli.co.jp/company/pr/pdf/080123_pr_teikei.pdf. Retrieved 2008-01-26. 

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Translations: Animate
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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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