Definitions for animated

Overview of verb animate

The verb animate has 4 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt

(heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination")

2. animize, animise, animate

(give lifelike qualities to; "animated cartoons")

3. enliven, liven, liven up, invigorate, animate

(make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit")

4. animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, renovate, repair, quicken, vivify, revivify

(give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health")

Overview of adj animated

The adj animated has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (2) animated, alive

(having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news")

2. animated

(made to appear to move as living creatures do; "an animated cartoon"; "animated puppets")