To give spirit or vigour to; to stimulate or enliven; to inspirit.
To impart motion or the appearance of motion to.
That which lives.
Possessing the quality or ability of motion.
Dynamic, energetic.
having a referent that is considered alive (this generally includes humans and animals, often also gods, plants, etc.)
Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun.
To push a pawn too far, so that it becomes vulnerable to the opponent's attacks.
To expand or extend to an excessive degree, especially to do so beyond a safe limit.
To apply (a term) to too many referents, by overextension.