Animate

Adjective

 * 1) That which lives.
 * 2) Possessing the quality or ability of motion.
 * 3) Dynamic, energetic.
 * 4)  Having a referent that includes a human or animal.
 * 5)  Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun.

Verb

 * 1)  To impart motion or the appearance of motion to.

Adverbs for Animate
impiously; fascinatingly; gladly; garrulously; characteristically; vividly; dazzingly; delightfully; picturesquely; mechanically; preternaturally.

Synonyms for Animate

 * alive, live, living
 * active, dynamic, energetic
 * enliven, rouse, vivify, encourage, activate, cheer, vitalize, quicken, inspire.
 * enliven, rouse, vivify, encourage, activate, cheer, vitalize, quicken, inspire.

Antonyms for Animate

 * inanimate
 * fixed, immobile, static, stationary, still
 * static
 * inanimate
 * kill, deactivate, discourage.

Related terms

 * inanimate
 * animacy

Related terms

 * animation

Thesaurus
aboveground; activate; activated; active; actuate; alert; alive; alive and kicking; among the living; animated; arouse; biological; biotic; boost; brace; brace up; breathe life into; breathing; brighten; bring into being; bring into existence; bring to life; brisk; brisken; buck up; buoy up; call into being; call into existence; cant; capable of life; cheer; chirk up; common gender; compel; conceive; conscious; drive; drive on; dynamic; dynamize; electrify; embolden; embue; encourage; endow with life; endowed with life; energize; energized; enliven; enlivened; exalt; excite; exhilarate; existent; feminine; fillip; fire; fire up; force; fortify; forward; foster; fresh up; freshen; freshen up; galvanize; gay; gender; give a lift; give an impetus; give birth; give life to; give momentum; gladden; goad; hearten; imbue; impel; in the flesh; inanimate; incite; infect; inflame; inform; infuse; infuse life into; inject; inoculate; inspire; inspirit; inspirited; instinct with life; invigorate; jazz up; keen; kindle; live; lively; liven; living; long-lived; masculine; motivate; move; move to action; moving; nerve; neuter; organic; organized; pep up; perk up; physiological; pick up; pique; power; promote; propel; provoke; put in motion; quick; quicken; reanimate; recreate; refresh; refreshen; regale; reinforce; reinvigorate; rejoice; rejoice the heart; renew; resuscitate; revitalize; revive; revivify; rouse; set agoing; set going; set in motion; set up; sharpen; snap up; spark; spirit; spirit up; spirited; sprightly; spur on; steel; stimulate; stir; strengthen; tenacious of life; thrust; very much alive; viable; vital; vitalize; vivacious; vivified; vivify; warm; whet; whip on; zip up; zoetic

Etymology
< animatus:, past participle of animare: < anima:; see anima.

Pronunciation

 * Adjective:
 * ,, {{SAMPA|/"{nIm@t/|/"{n@m@t/}}
 * {{audio|en-us-animate-adj.ogg|Audio (US)}}
 * Verb:
 * {{enPR|ăn'ĭmāt|ăn'əmāt}} {{IPA|/ˈænɪmeɪt/|/ˈænəmeɪt/}}, {{SAMPA|/"{nImeIt/|/"{n@meIt/}}
 * {{audio|en-us-animate-verb.ogg|Audio (US)}}

Adjective

 * Arabic: حي
 * Bulgarian:, одушевен
 * Catalan:
 * Finnish: ,
 * Russian:


 * Simplified Chinese: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: canlı


 * Catalan:
 * Finnish:


 * Spanish:


 * Bulgarian: оживен,
 * Catalan:
 * Finnish: ,
 * Russian: оживлённый esp. of dicussion, talking etc., энергичный, живой


 * Simplified Chinese:
 * Turkish: canlı, dinamik


 * Armenian:
 * Czech:
 * Finnish:
 * German: belebt


 * Russian:
 * Swedish: besjälad
 * Turkish: canlı

Verb

 * Bulgarian: съживявам, анимирам
 * Catalan: animar
 * Croatian:
 * Finnish:
 * German:


 * Romanian: anima, însufleți
 * Scottish Gaelic: beothaich
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Welsh: animeiddio

Anagrams

 * amentia
 * aminate

Verb
animate



Anagrams

 * amenità
 * anatemi
 * emanati