adjective That has (or is believed to have) a spirit (anima) and/or some amount of consciousness and sentience, either being alive or supernaturally seeming alive.
adjective Possessing the quality or ability of motion.
adjective Dynamic, energetic.
She is an engaging and animate speaker.
adjective having a referent that is considered alive (this generally includes humans, animals and deities, sometimes also plants, spirits, etc.)
Nouns can be singular or plural, and one of two genders, animate or inanimate.
adjective Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun.
verb To impart motion or the appearance of motion to.
leaves animated by a stiff breeze
verb To give spirit or vigour to; to stimulate or enliven; to inspirit.