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| an·i·mate [ ánnə màyt ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle an·i·mat·ed, present participle an·i·mat·ing, 3rd person present singular an·i·mates) |
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1. make somebody or something lively: to make a person, subject, or event lively
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2. inspire somebody: to rouse or inspire somebody to take action or to have strong feelings
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3. movies present something using animation techniques: to present or record something in the form of a sequence of moving still images
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4. make somebody active: to arouse somebody or something into activity or motion
  leaves animated by a stiff breeze
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5. cause to live: to bring somebody or something to life
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adjective |
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1. physically alive: in a physically live state, as opposed to being dead or inert
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2. lively: full of liveliness or energy
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| [14th century. < Latin animat-, past participle of animare "give life to" < anima "breath, soul, spirit"] |
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