The proposal, while ambitious, is animated by a genuinely modest insight: that small, predictable changes in policy compound, over decades, into very large effects.
As used in the text, what does the word "animated" most nearly mean?
- A
argued energetically
- B
made into a cartoon
- Ccheck_circle
given motivating force by
- D
made lively
Explanation
The proposal is driven or motivated by an insight; "animated by" means given motivating force by, not the cartoon, liveliness, or argumentative senses.