Animate

English

Etymology

< Latin animatus, pp. animare (“‘to fill with breath, quicken, encourage, animate’”) < anima (“‘breath’”); see anima.

Pronunciation

• Adjective:
  • AHD: ăn'ĭmət or ăn'əmət, IPA: /ˈænɪmət/ or /ˈænəmət/, SAMPA: /"{nIm@t/ or /"{n@m@t/,

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• Verb:
  • AHD: ăn'ĭmāt or ăn'əmāt, IPA: /ˈænɪmeɪt/ or /ˈænəmeɪt/, SAMPA: /"{nImeIt/ or /"{n@meIt/,

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Adjective

Animate (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})

Positive Animate

Comparative {{{1}}}

Superlative {{{2}}}

1. That which lives.
2. Possessing the quality or ability of motion.
3. Dynamic, energetic.

   She is an engaging and animate speaker.

4. (grammar, of a noun or pronoun) Having a referent that includes a human or animal.

   The English pronouns he and she are animate, while it is inanimate.

5. (grammar) Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun.

Synonyms

synonyms

(that lives): alive, live, living (possessing the quality or ability of motion): (dynamic): active, dynamic, energetic

Antonyms

antonyms

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

Related terms

• inanimate
• animacy

Translations

that which lives

Arabic: حي ar(ar) (Hay) m. Bulgarian: жив bg(bg), одушевен bg(bg) Catalan: animat ca(ca) m. Finnish: elävä fi(fi), elollinen fi(fi) Russian: живой ru(ru) (živój)

Simplified Chinese: [[活的#Template:Zh-cn|活的]], [[有生命的#Template:Zh-cn|有生命的]] Spanish: animado es(es) Swedish: levande sv(sv) Turkish: canlı tr(tr)

possessing the quality or ability of motion

Catalan: animat ca(ca) m. Finnish: liikkuva fi(fi)

Spanish: animado es(es)

dynamic, energetic

Bulgarian: оживен bg(bg), енергичен bg(bg) Catalan: animat ca(ca) m. Finnish: eloisa fi(fi), vireä fi(fi) Russian: оживленный (oživl'ónnyj) esp. of dicussion, talking etc., энергичный (energíčnyj), живой (živój)

Simplified Chinese: [[有活力的#Template:Zh-cn|有活力的]] Turkish: canlı tr(tr), dinamik tr(tr)

in grammar

Armenian: շնչավոր hy(hy) (šnčavor) Czech: životný cs(cs) m. Finnish: elollinen fi(fi)

Russian: одушевлённый ru(ru) (oduševl'ónnyj) Swedish: besjälad sv(sv) Turkish: canlı tr(tr)

Verb

Infinitive to Animate

Third person singular animat

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle ing

to Animate (third-person singular simple present animat, present participle ing, simple past and past participle -)

1. (transitive) To impart motion or the appearance of motion to.

   If we animate the model, we can see the complexity of the action.

Related terms

• animation

Translations

to impart motion or its appearance

Bulgarian: съживявам bg(bg), анимирам bg(bg) Catalan: animar Croatian: animirati hr(hr) Finnish: animoida fi(fi)

German: beleben de(de) Spanish: animar es(es) Swedish: animera sv(sv)

Anagrams

• aaeimnt,
• amentia
• aminate

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Italian

Verb

animate

1. Second-person plural present tense of animare.
2. Second-person plural imperative of animare#Italian.
3. Feminine plural of animato.

Anagrams

• aaeimnt,
• amenità
• anatemi
• emanati

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