The act of animating, or giving life or spirit.

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

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

A temporary cessation of breathing and consciousness resembling death; often the result of asphyxia.

In an animated manner; with animation.

(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of animate