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animate

noun

an·​i·​mate | \ ˈa-nə-mət  \

Definition of animate

1: referring to a living thing

adjective

1: possessing or characterized by life: ALIVE

2: full of life: ANIMATED

3: of or relating to animal life as opposed to plant life

verb

animated; animating

transitive verb

1: to give spirit and support to: ENCOURAGE

2a: to give life to

b: to give vigor and zest to

3: to move to action

4a: to make or design in such a way as to create apparently spontaneous lifelike movement