What does "animate" mean?
Animate: To give powers to, or to heighten the powers or effect of; as, to animate a lyre. Dryden.
Additional senses
- 2.To give spirit or vigor to; to stimulate or incite; to inspirit; to rouse; to enliven. The more to animate the people, he stood on high . . . and cried unto them with a loud voice. Knolles.
- 3.Endowed with life; alive; living; animated; lively. The admirable structure of animate bodies. Bentley.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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