animate

  1. Adjective.  That which lives.
  2. Adjective.  Possessing the quality or ability of motion.
  3. Adjective.  Dynamic, energetic.
  4. Adjective.  (context, grammar) Having a referent that includes a human or animal.
  5. Adjective.  (context, grammar) Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) To impart motion or the appearance of motion to.

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