1. Having life, vigour or spirit
   "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news"; "an animated and expressive face";
   - alive
    
2. Made to appear to move as living creatures do
   "an animated cartoon"; "animated puppets"

1. Bring to life or give life to
   "The sculptor seemed to animate the stone"
    
2. Give new life or energy to
   "The pep talk animated the discouraged team";
   - recreate, reanimate, revive, renovate, repair, quicken, vivify, revivify
    
3. Make lively
   "The music animated the party atmosphere";
   - enliven, liven, liven up, invigorate
    
4. Heighten or intensify
   "These paintings animate the imagination";
   - inspire, invigorate, enliven, exalt
    
5. Create animated films or cartoons
   "Disney animated many classic fairy tales"; "They animated the film using stop-motion techniques"

See also: enlivened, full of life, lively, moving, reanimated, revived, vital

Type of: alter, arouse, brace, change, energise [Brit], energize, excite, modify, perk up, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir

Encyclopedia: Animated