animate
verb (used with object)
to give life to; make alive.
had animated
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past perfectof animate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The answer to the question that had animated this adventure would not be found here.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2023
They had animated a test example of Pikachu and they had obviously tried out a whole bunch of actors’ voices to it.
From Washington Times ● May 7, 2019
“They always had animated political discussions around the table, but they had a lot of respect for each other,” said Jones.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 1, 2018
The same sentiment, her software found, had animated a humorous gross-out ad that Doritos aired during the Super Bowl.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 12, 2015
At first Leonard had always returned home through the crowded thoroughfares—the contact of numbers had animated his spirits.
From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 by Various
