ANIMATE, ANIMATED, ANIMATION, ANIMATING
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.