animate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Related terms 1.4.2 Translations 2 Italian 2.1 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

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

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• Adjective:
  • AHD: ăn'ĭmət or ăn'əmət, IPA: /ˈænɪmət/ or /ˈænəmət/, SAMPA: /"{nIm@t/ or /"{n@m@t/,  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Verb:
  • AHD: ăn'ĭmāt or ăn'əmāt, IPA: /ˈænɪmeɪt/ or /ˈænəmeɪt/, SAMPA: /"{nImeIt/ or /"{n@meIt/,  Audio (US)^{help, file}

[edit] Adjective

animate (comparative more animate, superlative most animate)

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

   She is an engaging and animate speaker.

4. (grammar) having at least one human or animal referent or inflected to agree with a term that has such a referent

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• inanimate
• animacy

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[edit] Verb

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

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

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

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• animation

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[edit] Verb

animate

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