. "To endow with , to give , a particular temperament or disposition of mind : Mattiaci ipso terrae suae solo ac caelo acrius animantur, i. e. ferociores redduntur, are rendered more spirited" . "To endow with , to give , a particular temperament or disposition of mind : Mattiaci ipso terrae suae solo ac caelo acrius animantur, i. e. ferociores redduntur, are rendered more spirited" . .