animate

an·i·mate  (n-mt)

tr.v. an·i·mat·ed, an·i·mat·ing, an·i·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. (n-mt)

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.

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[Latin animre, animt-, from anima, soul; see an- in Indo-European roots.]

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ani·ma·cy n.

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animate

Verb

[-mating, -mated]

1. to give life to

2. to make lively

3. to produce (a story) as an animated cartoon

Adjective

having life [Latin anima breath, spirit]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	animate - heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination" enliven, inspire, invigorate, exalt stimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" encourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
	2.	animate - give lifelike qualities to; "animated cartoons" animise, animize alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	3.	animate - make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit" liven, liven up, enliven, invigorate energize, perk up, energise, stimulate, arouse, brace - cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" ginger up, jazz up, juice up, pep up - make more interesting or lively; "juice up a party"; "pep up your paper" inspirit, spirit, spirit up - infuse with spirit; "The company spirited him up"
	4.	animate - give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health" reanimate, recreate, revivify, vivify, revive, renovate, repair, quicken energize, perk up, energise, stimulate, arouse, brace - cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" resuscitate, come to, revive - return to consciousness; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection"
Adj.	1.	animate - belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings; "the word `dog' is animate" linguistics - the scientific study of language inanimate - belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things; "the word `car' is inanimate"
	2.	animate - endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life; "we are animate beings" non-living, nonliving, inanimate - not endowed with life; "the inorganic world is inanimate"; "inanimate objects"
	3.	animate - endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness; "the living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God's stage"- T.E.Lawrence sentient

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animate

adjective 1. living, live, moving, alive, breathing, alive and kicking

verb 2. enliven, encourage, excite, urge, inspire, stir, spark, move, fire, spur, stimulate, revive, activate, rouse, prod, quicken, incite, instigate, kick-start (informal) impel, energize, kindle, embolden, liven up, breathe life into, invigorate, gladden, gee up, vitalize, vivify, inspirit << OPPOSITE inhibit

Translations

animate vt [ˈænɪmeɪt] (= enliven) → animar (= encourage); estimular, alentar

adj [ˈænɪmɪt] → vivo, animado

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animate vt [ˈænɪmeɪt] → animer

adj [ˈænɪmɪt] → animé(e) → vivant(e)

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animate vt [ˈænɪmeɪt]

adj [ˈænɪmɪt]

vt → beleben

adj → lebend

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animate vt [ˈænɪmeɪt] → animare

adj [ˈænɪmɪt] → animato/a

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animate

v animate [ˈӕnimeit]

to make lively Joy animated his face. trek يُحْيي، يَجْعَلَه مَرِحاً، يُنْعِش съживявам oživit sætte liv i; oplive; opmuntre beleben ζωντανεύω animar hingestama جان بخشیدن؛ سرزنده کردن elävöittää animer לְהַחֲיוֹת अनुप्राणित करना, चालित करना oživjeti (meg)elevenít menghidupkan lífga, fjörga animare, ravvivare ～に活気をつける 활기띠게 하다 nušviesti atdzīvināt menghidupkan verlevendigen gi liv til, gjøre levende ożywiać animar a anima оживлять oživiť razgibati živnuti liva upp ทำให้มีชีวิตชีวา canlandırmak 使有生命，鼓舞 оживляти; пожвавлювати جان ڈالنا ، تازہ دم کرنا làm sinh động 使有生命，鼓舞

[-mət] adj

living. lewendig حَي жив živý levende lebend ζωντανός animado, vivo elus جاندار elävä vivant חַי जोशपूर्ण živ eleven, élettel teli hidup lifandi animato, vivace 生命のある 살아 있는 gyvas dzīvs hidupkan levend levende ożywiony, żywy animado animat живой živý živ, živahen živahan levande ซึ่งมีชีวิต canlı, hayat dolu 有生命的 живий زندہ ، تازہ دم sinh động 有生命的

adj animated [-mei-]

1 lively An animated discussion. lewendig حَيَوي، مُفْعَم بِالحَيَوِيَّه оживен živý, rušný livlig; levende; animeret lebhaft ζωηρός animado elav سرزنده؛ پرحرارت eloisa animé חַי जीवन्त živahan élénk hidup líflegur animato 活気ある 활발한 gyvas dzīvs riang levendig livlig, inspirert ożywiony animado animat оживлённый živý živahen pokrenut livlig ซึ่งมีชีวิตชีวา canlı 活躍的 пожвавлений, жвавий زندہ دل sôi nổi 活跃的

2 made to move as if alive animated dolls/cartoons. geanimeer مُتَحَرِّك анимирам animovaný animeret; tegne-; dukke- Zeichentrick-... κινούμενος animado elustatud, anima- متحرک؛ زنده نما animaatio- animé הַנפָשָה चालित animiran animációs menggerakkan hreyfi-, sem hreyfist; teiknimynda- animato 生きているように動く 살아 있는 것 같은 animacinis animācijas- hidup geanimeerd animert, tegnefilm- animowany animado animaţie движущийся;мультипликационный animovaný animiran animiran animerad ที่เหมือนมีชีวิต hareketli 栩栩如生的 мультиплікаційний متحرک کرنا chuyển động được 栩栩如生的

n aniˈmation

animasie حَيَوِيَّه، إنْعاش، تَحْريك оживление oživení, animace animering; animation die Lebhaftigkeit; die Animation σχεδιασμός κινουμένων σχεδίων animación animafilm سرزندگی؛ اشتیاق animaatioelokuva animation זְרִיזוּת, הַכָנַת סֶרֶט הַנפָשָה जीवन्तता, चंचलता animacija élénkség; animáció animasi fjörgun; fjör; teiknimyndagerð animazione 活気, アニメーション 활기, 애니메이션 pagyvėjimas, animacija dzīvība; animācija animasi levendigheid, animatie animasjon, tegnefilmlaging animacja animação animaţie оживление živosť; animácia animacija animacija upplivande [], livlighet การสร้างภาพเคลื่อนไหวได้ canlandırma 活躍 пожвавлення; анімація جان آفرینی tính linh hoạt; sự làm phim hoạt hình 活跃