animate

EnglishEdit

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

Adjective:
- enPR: ăn'ĭmət, ăn'əmət, IPA^(key): /ˈæ.nɪ.mət/, /ˈæ.nə.mət/
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Verb:
- enPR: ăn'ĭmāt, ăn'əmāt IPA^(key): /ˈæ.nɪ.meɪt/, /ˈæ.nə.meɪt/
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animate (comparative more animate, superlative most animate)

That which 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.

(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

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

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

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

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.