animate

English

Etymology

From Middle English animate, from Latin animatus, past participle of animare (“to fill with breath, quicken, encourage, animate”), from anima (“breath”); see anima.

Pronunciation

Adjective:

(UK) enPR: ăn'ĭmət, IPA^(key): /ˈæn.ɪ.mət/
(US) enPR: ăn'əmət, IPA^(key): /ˈæn.ə.mət/
- Audio (US): (file)

Verb:

(UK) enPR: ăn'ĭmāt IPA^(key): /ˈæn.ɪ.meɪt/
(US) enPR: ăn'əmāt IPA^(key): /ˈæn.ə.meɪt/
- Audio (US): (file)

Adjective

animate (comparative more animate, superlative most animate)

That lives.
Possessing the quality or ability of motion.
Dynamic, energetic.
She is an engaging and animate speaker.
(grammar, of a noun or pronoun) having a referent that is considered alive (this generally includes humans and animals, often also gods, plants, etc.)
Nouns can be singular or plural, and one of two genders, animate or inanimate.
(grammar) Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun.

Synonyms

(that which lives): alive, living, vital; see also Thesaurus:alive
(quality or ability of motion): astir, dynamic, kinetic, motile
(dynamic, energetic): lively, perky, vivacious, active, dynamic, energetic; see also Thesaurus:active

Antonyms

antonyms

(antonym(s) of “living”): inanimate
(antonym(s) of “possessing the quality or ability of motion”): fixed, immobile, static, stationary, still
(antonym(s) of “dynamic”): static
(antonym(s) of “grammar, inflected for person or animal”): inanimate

Derived terms

Translations

that which lives

Arabic: حَيّ (ar) m (ḥayy)
Belarusian: жывы́ (žyvý)
Bulgarian: жив (bg) (živ), одушеве́н (bg) (oduševén)
Catalan: animat (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 活的 (zh) (huó de), 有生命的 (yǒu shēngmìng de)
Danish: levende (da)
Finnish: elävä (fi), elollinen (fi)
Galician: animado (gl) m
German: lebendig (de), beseelt (de)
Greek: έμψυχος (el) m (émpsychos), ζωντανός (el) m (zontanós)
Ancient: ἔμψυχος (émpsukhos)
Latin: animalis (la), animans, vivus (la)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: levende (no)

Nynorsk: levande
Old Norse: andligr
Polish: żywy (pl)
Portuguese: animado (pt)
Russian: живо́й (ru) (živój)
Spanish: animado (es)
Swedish: levande (sv)
Turkish: canlı (tr), diri (tr)
Ukrainian: живи́й (žyvýj)

possessing the quality or ability of motion

Catalan: animat (ca) m
Finnish: liikkuva (fi)
German: bewegt (de)
Latin: movens (la), ambulans
Portuguese: animado (pt)
Spanish: animado (es)
Turkish: etkin (tr)

dynamic, energetic

Bulgarian: оживе́н (bg) (oživén), енерги́чен (bg) (energíčen)
Catalan: animat (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 有活力的 (yǒu huólì de)
Finnish: eloisa (fi), vireä (fi)
German: lebhaft (de)
Greek: ζωντανός (el) m (zontanós)
Ancient: ἔμψυχος (émpsukhos)
Portuguese: animado (pt)
Russian: оживлённый (ru) (oživljónnyj) esp. of dicussion, talking etc., энерги́чный (ru) (energíčnyj), живо́й (ru) (živój)
Turkish: canlı (tr), dinamik (tr), faal (tr), aktif (tr)

in grammar

Albanian: frymor (sq)
Arabic: عَاقِل (ar) (ʕāqil) ("intelligent", used for intelligent beings)
Armenian: շնչավոր (hy) (šnčʻavor)
Belarusian: адушаўлёны (adušaŭljóny), жывы́ (žyvý)
Bulgarian: одушеве́н (bg) (oduševén)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 有生的 (yǒushēng de)
Czech: životný (cs) m
Danish: besjælet
Dutch: bezield (nl)
Finnish: elollinen (fi)
French: animé (fr)
German: belebt (de)
Mongolian: амьтай (mn) (amʹtaj)
Polish: żywotny (pl)
Portuguese: animado (pt)
Russian: одушевлённый (ru) (oduševljónnyj), живо́й (ru) (živój) (colloquial)
Slovene: živ (sl)
Swedish: besjälad (sv)
Turkish: canlı (tr)
Ukrainian: живи́й (žyvýj), істо́та (uk) f (istóta) (noun)

Verb

animate (third-person singular simple present animates, present participle animating, simple past and past participle animated)

(transitive) To impart motion or the appearance of motion to.
If we animate the model, we can see the complexity of the action.
(transitive) To give spirit or vigour to; to stimulate or enliven; to inspirit.
- 1603, Richard Knolles, The Generall Historie of the Turkes, […], London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC:
  The more to animate the people, he stood on high […] and cried unto them with a loud voice.

Synonyms

(to give spirit or vigour to): enliven, vitalise; see also Thesaurus:enliven

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

to impart motion or its appearance

Bulgarian: съживявам (bg) (sǎživjavam), анимирам (bg) (animiram)
Catalan: animar (ca)
Danish: animere, tegne (da) (cartoon)
Esperanto: animi
Finnish: animoida
French: animer (fr)
German: beleben (de), animieren (de)
Greek: ζωντανεύω (el) (zontanévo)
Ido: animar (io)
Irish: beoigh, beocht a chur i
Japanese: アニメ化す (animekasu), アニメーション化す (animēshon kasu)
Malagasy: manetsika (mg)
Maori: hākori
Norwegian:
Bokmål: animere (no)

Nynorsk: animere
Polish: animować impf
Portuguese: animar (pt)
Romanian: anima (ro), însufleți (ro)
Scottish Gaelic: beothaich
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: аними́рати

Roman: animírati (sh)
Spanish: animar (es)
Swedish: animera (sv)
Turkish: canlandırmak (tr), animasyon yapmak
Welsh: animeiddio (cy)

Anagrams

amentia, aminate, metania

Esperanto

Adverb

animate

present adverbial passive participle of animi

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

animate

inflection of animare:
1. second-person plural present indicative
2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

animate f pl

feminine plural of animato

Anagrams

amenità, anatemi, emanati, ematina, maniate, metania

Latin

Verb

animāte

second-person plural present active imperative of animō

Middle English

Alternative forms

animat

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin animātus, past participle of animō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aniˈmaːt/

Adjective

animate

Animate, alive; showing the signs or symptoms of life.
Related to the soul or spirit of a living being (i.e. sentience or sapience).

Descendants

English: animate
Scots: ainimate

References

“animāt, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-01-17.

Spanish

Verb

animate

second-person singular voseo imperative of animar combined with te