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animate

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  1. living                 2. quicken               
 
1. an.i.mate \'an-*-m*t\ aj [ME, fr. L animatus, pp. of animare to give 
   life to, fr. animaX breath, soul; akin to OE o-thian to breathe, L animus 
   spirit, mind, courage, Gk anemos wind 1: possessing life : ALIVE  2: of or 
   relating to animal life as opposed to plant life  3: full of life : 
   ANIMATED  - an.i.mate.ly av
2. an.i.mate \-.ma-t\ vt 1: to give spirit and support to : ENCOURAGE  2a: 
   to give life to  2b: to give vigor and zest to  3: to move to action  4a: 
   to make or design in such a way that apparently spontaneous lifelike m 
   ovement is effected 4b: to produce in the form of an animated cartoon