Reverse Dictionary: ANIMATE

ADJECTIVES
1576 — VEGETANT animating, vivifying, invigorating → obs.
1688 — LIFESOME animated, full of life or animation; lively, gay, sprightly 
1731 PUMPED excited or animated, showing increased energy or activity
1792 PUMPED UP excited or animated, showing increased energy or activity
1793 LIFEY — LIFIE animating, spirited, full of life, lively, vivacious, brisk → Sc.
1795 — BRIGHT AS A BUTTON animated, lively; cheerful; mentally alert, quick-witted 
1912 — AERATED highly animated, very lively; overexcited; angry, irate → colloq., chiefly Brit.
1958 — DEAD-BUTT lacking animation, energy, or spirit; lifeless; usually considered vulgar → Amer. sl.
1961 — DEAD-ASS lacking animation, energy, or spirit; lifeless; usually considered vulgar → Amer. sl.
1971 ELECTRIC animated, very excited → US sl. (Bk.)


NOUNS
1250 HEARTING animation, encouragement, cheer 
1369 QUICKNESS animation, liveliness, briskness, vigour, freshness → obs.


VERBS
1475 ACT to animate, to put in motion, to move to action, to impel; to influence → obs.
1590 HEARTEN UP to animate, to cheer up 
1614 SPRITEN to animate, to enliven; to put spirit or life into → obs.
1620 EAGER to become animated → obs.
1620 VEGETATE to animate, to quicken; to stimulate growth or development in → obs.
1905 WAKEN ON to become animated, earnest, or excited; to become violent in language → Sc. (Bk.)
1964 JUICE to animate, to liven up, to inspire → sl.