adj. 25B6; verb a sense of excitement animated the whole school : ENLIVEN, vitalize, breathe (new) life into, energize, invigorate, revive, vivify, liven up; inspire, inspirit, exhilarate, thrill, excite, fire, arouse, rouse; N. Amer. light a fire under; informal buck up, pep up, give someone a buzz.
depress.
25B6; adjective an animate being : LIVING, alive, live, breathing; archaic quick.
inanimate.