animate
 an·i·mate (ănʹə-māt')tr.v. 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.adj. (ănʹə-mĭt)
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. [Latin animāre, animāt-, from anima, soul. See anə- in Indo-European Roots.]
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