animated

Linguistics. belonging to a syntactic category or having a semantic feature that is characteristic of words denoting beings regarded as having perception and volition ( opposed to inanimate ).

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English animat < Latin animātus filled with breath or air, quickened, animated (past participle of animāre). See anima, -ate¹

Related forms

an·i·mate·ly, adverb

an·i·mate·ness, noun

an·i·mat·ing·ly, adverb

in·ter·an·i·mate, verb (used with object), in·ter·an·i·mat·ed, in·ter·an·i·mat·ing.

non·an·i·mate, adjective

non·an·i·mat·ing, adjective

non·an·i·mat·ing·ly, adverb

sem·i·an·i·mate, adjective

un·an·i·mat·ing, adjective

un·an·i·mat·ing·ly, adverb

Synonyms
1. vivify, quicken, vitalize. 2. energize, fortify. Animate, invigorate, stimulate mean to enliven. To animate is to create a liveliness: Health and energy animated his movements. To invigorate means to give physical vigor, to refresh, to exhilarate: Mountain air invigorates. To stimulate is to arouse a latent liveliness on a particular occasion: Alcohol stimulates. 3. inspire, inspirit, hearten, arouse, exhilarate. 4. excite, incite, fire, urge, kindle, prompt.

Antonyms
1. kill. 7. dead.

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World English Dictionary

animate

—vb
1.	to give life to or cause to come alive
2.	to make lively; enliven
3.	to encourage or inspire
4.	to impart motion to; move to action or work
5.	to record on film or video tape so as to give movement to: an animated cartoon

—*adj*
6.	being alive or having life
7.	gay, spirited, or lively

[C16: from Latin animāre to fill with breath, make alive, from anima breath, spirit]

animated (ˈænɪˌmeɪtɪd)

—*adj*
1.	full of vivacity and spirit; lively
2.	characterized by movement and activity: an animated scene met her eye
3.	possessing life; animate
4.	moving or appearing to move as if alive: an animated display
5.	pertaining to cinematographic animation

'animatedly

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

animate

1530s, "to fill with boldness or courage,"from L. animatus pp. of animare "give breath to," also "to endow with a particular spirit, to give courage to," from anima "life, breath" (see animus). The adj. meaning "alive" is from c.1600.

animated

pp. adj., 1530s, "alive;" see animate. Meaning "mentally excited" is from 1530s; "full of activity" from 1580s. The "moving pictures" sense is attested from 1895; of cartoons from 1897.

Example sentences

Bring the family for this delightful animated tale about conservation.

The color scheme he used was tan on beige with animated stars glowing in the

corners of each slide.

His creations, including links to animated videos, can be found here.

He then fixed wires to prop up his quarry in an animated pose.

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