Animate

Webster's Practical Dictionary- A Practical Dictionary of the Englih Language · 1884 · p. 29

an'T-mat, v. t. To give natural life to; enliven, incite. — a. Alive. — Animated, p. a. Endowed with animal life; full of life; spirited; lively. — Anima'tion, n. Act of, or state of being, etc. vivacity; spirit; sprightline .