animating

an·i·mate

 (ăn′ə-māt′)

tr.v. an·i·mat·ed, an·i·mat·ing, an·i·mates

1. To give life to; fill with life: the belief that the soul animates the body.

2. To impart interest or zest to; enliven: "voices animated by food, drink, and company" (Anita Desai).

3. To fill with spirit, courage, or resolution: "a wave of exploratory voyages animated by a spirit of scientific inquiry" (Lincoln P. Paine).

4. To inspire to action; prompt: "The merest whisper of Bothwell's death was enough to animate Mary's supporters on the Continent" (John Guy).

5. To impart motion or activity to: The wind animated the surface of the lake.

6. To make or depict using animation: animate a children's bedtime story.

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.

4. Frequently moving; active or vigorous: a bird with an animate tail.

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[Latin animāre, animāt-, from anima, soul; see anə- in Indo-European roots.]

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an′i·ma·cy n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

animating - giving spirit and vivacity     enlivening invigorating - imparting strength and vitality; "the invigorating mountain air"

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animating

adjective

Serving to enliven:

enlivening, quickening, rousing, stimulating, vitalizing, vivifying.

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