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English Dictionary: animated	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for animated
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
animated adj having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news" Synonym(s): animated, alive Antonym(s): unanimated made to appear to move as living creatures do; "an animated cartoon"; "animated puppets"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Animate \An"i*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Animated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Animating}.] [L. animatus, p. p. of animare, fr. anima breath, soul; akin to animus soul, mind, Gr. [?] wind, Skr. an to breathe, live, Goth. us-anan to expire (us- out), Icel. [94]nd breath, anda to breathe, OHG. ando anger. Cf. {Animal}.] 1. To give natural life to; to make alive; to quicken; as, the soul animates the body. 2. To give powers to, or to heighten the powers or effect of; as, to animate a lyre. --Dryden. 3. 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. Syn: To enliven; inspirit; stimulate; exhilarate; inspire; instigate; rouse; urge; cheer; prompt; incite; quicken; gladden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Animated \An"ima`ted\, a. Endowed with life; full of life or spirit; indicating animation; lively; vigorous. [bd]Animated* sounds.[b8] --Pope. [bd]Animated bust.[b8] --Gray. [bd]Animated descriptions.[b8] --Lewis.