animated

[an-uh-mey-tid]

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adjective

full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous: an animated debate on the death penalty.

made or equipped to move or give the appearance of moving in an animallike fashion: animated puppets.

containing representations of animals or mechanical objects that appear to move as real ones do: an animated window display.

Origin of animated

First recorded in 1525–35; animate + -ed²

Related formsan·i·mat·ed·ly, adverbnon·an·i·mat·ed, adjectiveo·ver·an·i·mat·ed, adjectiveo·ver·an·i·mat·ed·ly, adverbsem·i·an·i·mat·ed, adjectiveun·an·i·mat·ed, adjectiveun·an·i·mat·ed·ly, adverb

animate

[verb an-uh-meyt; adjective an-uh-mit]

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

to give life to; make alive: God animated the dust.

to make lively, vivacious, or vigorous; give zest or spirit to: Her presence animated the party.

to fill with courage or boldness; encourage: to animate weary troops.

to move or stir to action; motivate: He was animated by religious zeal.

to give motion to: leaves animated by a breeze.

to render or produce (a story, character, movie, etc.) by using animation: to animate a children's story;to animate the characters in a video game;an animated film.

adjective

alive; possessing life: animate creatures.

lively: an animate expression of joy.

of or relating to animal life.

able to move voluntarily.

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 of animate

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

Related formsan·i·mate·ly, adverban·i·mate·ness, nounan·i·mat·ing·ly, adverbin·ter·an·i·mate, verb (used with object), in·ter·an·i·mat·ed, in·ter·an·i·mat·ing.non·an·i·mate, adjectivenon·an·i·mat·ing, adjectivenon·an·i·mat·ing·ly, adverbsem·i·an·i·mate, adjectiveun·an·i·mat·ing, adjectiveun·an·i·mat·ing·ly, adverb

Synonyms for animate

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1. vivify, quicken, vitalize. 2. energize, fortify. 3. inspire, inspirit, hearten, arouse, exhilarate. 4. excite, incite, fire, urge, kindle, prompt.

Synonym study

2. 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: Caffeine will stimulate you and keep you alert.

Antonyms for animate

1. kill. 7. dead.

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Related Words for animated

spirited, vivid, energetic, elated, brisk, alert, animate, excited, activated, active, ardent, buoyant, dynamic, ebullient, enthusiastic, fervent, gay, happy, passionate, peppy

Examples from the Web for animated

Contemporary Examples of animated

Decades ago, the writer-director wrote an episode of the animated comedy that never was.
Here’s the Lost Judd Apatow ‘Simpsons’ Episode, Penned by Judd Apatow
Asawin Suebsaeng
January 6, 2015
After some animated debate at the conference, Lelaie declared, with some frustration, “If you push on the stick, you will fly.”
Flight 8501 Poses Question: Are Modern Jets Too Automated to Fly?
Clive Irving
January 4, 2015
One wonders if his subsequent battles with the “Evil Empire” were animated by this belief.
The Evangelical Apocalypse Is All Your Fault
Jay Michaelson
January 4, 2015
It is the most animated this Downton Abbey fan has ever seen Lady Grantham.
The Real-Life ‘Downton’ Millionairesses Who Changed Britain
Tim Teeman
December 31, 2014
We animated them in white on a black background then burned them into the rest of the animation.
Garfield Television: The Cat Who Saved Primetime Cartoons
Rich Goldstein
November 5, 2014

Historical Examples of animated

The Redistribution Bill was carried, January, 1885, after animated debate.
The Grand Old Man
Richard B. Cook
But Camilla's letter had, as we have seen, raised his courage and animated his heart.
Night and Morning, Complete
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
The proceedings began with some animated discussion, all tending one way.
Tiverton Tales
Alice Brown
What is the mean temperature, Mr. Clawbonny, of animated beings?
The Field of Ice
Jules Verne
For a time our coffee made us chatty, and our conversation was animated.
The Room in the Dragon Volant
J. Sheridan LeFanu

British Dictionary definitions for animated

animated

adjective

full of vivacity and spirit; lively

characterized by movement and activityan animated scene met her eye

possessing life; animate

moving or appearing to move as if alivean animated display

pertaining to cinematographic animation

Derived Formsanimatedly, adverb

animate

verb (ˈænɪˌmeɪt) (tr)

to give life to or cause to come alive

to make lively; enliven

to encourage or inspire

to impart motion to; move to action or work

to record on film or video tape so as to give movement toan animated cartoon

adjective (ˈænɪmɪt)

being alive or having life

gay, spirited, or lively

Word Origin for animate

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

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Word Origin and History for animated

adj.

1530s, "alive," past participle adjective from animate (v.). Meaning "mentally excited" is from 1530s; "full of activity" from 1580s. The "moving pictures" sense is attested from 1895; of cartoons from 1897. Related: Animatedly.

animate

1530s, "to fill with boldness or courage," from Latin animatus past participle of animare "give breath to," also "to endow with a particular spirit, to give courage to," from anima "life, breath" (see animus). Sense of "give life to" in English attested from 1742. Related: Animated; animating.

animate

adj.

"alive," late 14c., from Latin animatus (see animate (v.)).