animate
/ˈæn.ə.meɪt/ verb B2- To impart motion or the appearance of motion to. · leaves animated by a stiff breeze· If we animate the model, we can see the complexity of the action.
- To give spirit or vigour to; to stimulate or enliven; to inspirit.
He/she/it animates · Past animated · Past participle animated · -ing form animating
Verb forms
- Base form
- animate
- He/she/it
- animates
- Past
- animated
- Past participle
- animated
- -ing form
- animating
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One more practiced in the arts of great cities would have hid her blushes beneath a veil, or, at least, have cast down her thickly fringed lashes, so as to have concealed the liquid lustre of her animated eyes; but, on the contrary, the delighted girl looked around her with a smile that seemed to say: “If you are my friends, rejoice with me, for I am very happy.”
The despotism and hatred of Liberalism which animated the Continental Governments had had the effect of driving to our shores a number of men who might have made excellent citizens were they not soured by the recollection of all that they had undergone.
On entering his room, I found Holmes in animated conversation with two men, one of whom I recognised as Peter Jones, the official police agent, while the other was a long, thin, sad-faced man, with a very shiny hat and oppressively respectable frock-coat.
Anne stood among them, bright eyed and animated as they; but Matthew suddenly became conscious that there was something about her different from her mates.
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