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Animating
(gcide) | 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. ["o]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.
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2. To give powers to, or to heighten the powers or effect of;
as, to animate a lyre. --Dryden.
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3. To give spirit or vigor to; to stimulate or incite; to
inspirit; to rouse; to enliven.
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The more to animate the people, he stood on high . .
. and cried unto them with a loud voice. --Knolles.
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Syn: To enliven; inspirit; stimulate; exhilarate; inspire;
instigate; rouse; urge; cheer; prompt; incite; quicken;
gladden.
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Animating
(gcide) | Animating \An"i*ma"ting\, a.
Causing animation; life-giving; inspiriting; rousing.
"Animating cries." --Pope. -- An"i*ma`ting*ly, adv.
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animating
(wn) | animating
adj 1: giving spirit and vivacity [syn: animating,
enlivening] |
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reanimating
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Animatingly
(gcide) | Animating \An"i*ma"ting\, a.
Causing animation; life-giving; inspiriting; rousing.
"Animating cries." --Pope. -- An"i*ma`ting*ly, adv.
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Disanimating
(gcide) | Disanimate \Dis*an"i*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disanimated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Disanimating.]
1. To deprive of life. [R.] --Cudworth.
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2. To deprive of spirit; to dishearten. --Shak.
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Transanimating
(gcide) | Transanimate \Trans*an"i*mate\ (tr[a^]ns*[a^]n"[i^]*m[=a]t), v.
t. [imp. & p. p. Transanimated
(tr[a^]ns*[a^]n"[i^]*m[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
Transanimating.] [Trans- + animate.]
To animate with a soul conveyed from another body. [R.] --Bp.
J. King (1608).
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animating
(wn) | animating
adj 1: giving spirit and vivacity [syn: animating,
enlivening] |
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