verb
- gives life or energy to something; makes something lively or active
- creates the illusion of movement in drawings or models for film or video
noun
- living beings, especially animals
Usage: formal
Examples
- The teacher animates her lessons with interesting stories.
- Music animates the entire party atmosphere.
- The studio animates cartoon characters using computer software.
- She animates clay figures for her stop-motion film.
- The forest was full of animates scurrying through the underbrush.
- Scientists study both animates and inanimate objects in nature.