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an·i·mate  audio  (n-mt) KEY 

TRANSITIVE VERB:
an·i·mat·ed, an·i·mat·ing, an·i·mates
  1. To give life to; fill with life.
  2. To impart interest or zest to; enliven: "The party was animated by all kinds of men and women" (René Dubos).
  3. To fill with spirit, courage, or resolution; encourage. See Synonyms at encourage.
  4. To inspire to action; prompt.
  5. To impart motion or activity to.
  6. To make, design, or produce (a cartoon, for example) so as to create the illusion of motion.
ADJECTIVE:
(n-mt)
  1. Possessing life; living. See Synonyms at living.
  2. Of or relating to animal life as distinct from plant life.
  3. Belonging to the class of nouns that stand for living things: The word dog is animate; the word car is inanimate.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin animre, animt-, from anima, soul; see an- in Indo-European roots


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