Both Uses of

animate

in

1984, by Orwell

His thin dark face had become animated, his eyes had lost their mocking expression and grown almost dreamy.
p. 51.2 *

animated = enlivened (made more lively, excited, or enthusiastic)

His voice had changed extraordinarily, and his face had suddenly become both stern and animated.
p. 253.1

animated = lively (enthusiastic or excited)

Definitions:

(1) (animate as in: animated by her strong belief)
inspire, make more lively, or bring to life
(2) (animate as in: an animated cartoon)
make a moving cartoon (a film technique that uses a set of gradually changing pictures to simulate movement when played in series)
(3) (animate as in: animate v. inanimate)
alive; or (more rarely) an animal--not a plant; or (more rarely still) the degree to which as an animal feels and thinks

This sense of animate is typically contrasted with inanimate. The adjective animate describes something as being alive--such as a dog. The adjective inanimate describes something as not being alive--such as a rock.

Note that this sense of animate is pronounced differently than other senses. Most senses whether used as a noun or an adjective) rhyme with mate, but this sense rhymes more closely with mutt".