animate
See also: anímate
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English animate, from Latin animatus, past participle of animare (“to fill with breath, quicken, encourage, animate”), from anima (“breath”); see anima.
Pronunciation
editAdjective:
Verb:
Adjective
editanimate (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
edit- (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
editantonyms
Derived terms
editTranslations
editthat which lives
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possessing the quality or ability of motion
dynamic, energetic
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in grammar
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Verb
editanimate (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
edit- (to give spirit or vigour to): enliven, vitalise; see also Thesaurus:enliven
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- → Welsh: animeiddio
Translations
editto impart motion or its appearance
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Anagrams
editEsperanto
editAdverb
editanimate
- present adverbial passive participle of animi
Italian
editEtymology 1
editVerb
editanimate
- inflection of animare:
Etymology 2
editParticiple
editanimate f pl
Anagrams
editLatin
editVerb
editanimāte
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin animātus, past participle of animō.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editanimate
- 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
editReferences
edit- “animāt, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-01-17.
Spanish
editVerb
editanimate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of animar combined with te
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