Enliven (7)
'enliven' is the definition.
(synonyms)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for animate that I've seen before include "Encourage" , "Fire" , "Give life or movement to, as with a cartoon" , "Eat main (anag.)" , "Enliven - draw for cartoon" .)
'enliven' is the definition.
(I know that pep up is a more specific form of the action enliven)
This is all the clue.