Full of life or spirit; lively; vigorous; spritely. / Endowed with life. / Composed of inanimate objects or drawings that appear to move through the use of computer graphics or stop-action filming.

simple past tense and past participle of animate

(uncountable) An artistic style originating in, and associated with, Japanese animation, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of animated works from other countries.

One who animates something; one who brings something to life or the appearance of life. / One who creates an animation or cartoon; a cartoonist.

That which lives. / Possessing the quality or ability of motion. / Dynamic, energetic.

(transitive) To impart motion or the appearance of motion to. / (transitive) To give spirit or vigour to; to stimulate or enliven; to inspirit.

present participle of animate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animate

plural of animal

A belief that spirits inhabit some or all classes of natural objects or phenomena. / A belief that an immaterial force animates the universe.