[ˈanɪmeɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- bring to life
(e.g: Prometheus stole fire from heaven to animate his clay men)

- give (a film or character) the appearance of movement using animation techniques
(e.g: much-loved characters have been animated in this Franco-Canadian co-production)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin animat- ‘instilled with life’, from the verb animare, from anima ‘life, soul’

[ˈanɪmət], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- alive or having life
(e.g: gods in a wide variety of forms, both animate and inanimate)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin animat- ‘instilled with life’, from the verb animare, from anima ‘life, soul’