- 1animate something to make something more lively or full of energy A smile suddenly animated her face.
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- 2[usually passive] animate something to make models, toys, etc. seem to move in a movie by rapidly showing slightly different pictures of them in a series, one after another
animate
verbNAmE//ˈænəˌmeɪt//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they animate he / she / it animates
past simple animated
-ing form animating
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