animate

Adjective

animate (comparative more animate, superlative most animate)

1. That lives.

   Synonyms:

   alive, living, vital, above ground, alive and kicking, alive and well, animated, extant, kicking, live

   Antonyms:

   inanimate, lifeless, asleep, at rest, blessed, cadaverous, clay-cold, deceased, breathless, resting

2. (animals, ghosts, deities) That has (or is believed to have) a spirit (anima) and/or some amount of consciousness and sentience, either being alive or supernaturally seeming alive.
3. Possessing the quality or ability of motion.

   Synonyms:

   dynamic, kinetic, motile, afoot, astir, cursory, in motion, mobile, moving, on the move

   Antonyms:

   inanimate, sessile, static, at rest, dull, impassive, lifeless, motionless, sedent, sedentary

4. Dynamic, energetic.
   • She is an engaging and animate speaker.

   Synonyms:

   lively, perky, vivacious, active, dynamic, energetic, abuzz, agile, airy, alive

   Antonyms:

   quiescent, sedentary, static, abeyant, at rest, cessant, dormant, dull, fallow, hibernating

5. having a referent that is considered alive (this generally includes humans, animals and deities, sometimes also plants, spirits, etc.)
   • Nouns can be singular or plural, and one of two genders, animate or inanimate.
6. Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun.

   Antonyms:

   inanimate

Verb

UK/ˈæn.ɪ.meɪt/US/ˈæn.ə.meɪt/

animate (third-person singular simple present animates, present participle animating, simple past and past participle animated)

1. (transitive) To impart motion or the appearance of motion to.
   • leaves animated by a stiff breeze
   • If we animate the model, we can see the complexity of the action.

   Synonyms:

   get going, impel, actuate, drive, force, motivate, press, propel, put in motion, set in motion

   Antonyms:

   halt, stop, stay, anchor, astand, blin, brake, cease, desist, draw up

2. (transitive) To give spirit or vigour to; to stimulate or enliven; to inspirit.
   • The more to animate the people, he stood on high […] and cried unto them with a loud voice.1603, Richard Knolles, The Generall Historie of the Turkes, […], London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC

   Synonyms:

   enliven, vitalise, arouse, awaken, beghast, leaven, bright, brighten, cheer, energize