animate

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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• Verb:
  • enPR: ăn'ĭmāt, ăn'əmāt IPA: /ˈænɪmeɪt/, /ˈænəmeɪt/, X-SAMPA: /"{nImeIt/, /"{n@meIt/

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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, 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) (Hay) m
• Bulgarian: жив (bg) (živ), одушевен (bg) (oduševen)
• Catalan: animat (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 活的 (cmn), 有生命的 (cmn)

• Finnish: elävä (fi), elollinen (fi)
• German: lebendig (de), beseelt (de)

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: levende (nb)

  Nynorsk: levande (nn)

• Russian: живой (ru) (živój)
• Spanish: animado (es)
• Swedish: levande (sv)
• Turkish: canlı (tr)

possessing the quality or ability of motion

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

• German: bewegt (de)
• Spanish: animado (es)

dynamic, energetic

• Bulgarian: оживен (bg) (oživen), енергичен (bg) (energičen)
• Catalan: animat (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 有活力的 (cmn)

• Finnish: eloisa (fi), vireä (fi)

• German: lebhaft (de)
• Russian: оживлённый (ru) (oživljónnyj) esp. of dicussion, talking etc., энергичный (ru) (energíčnyj), живой (ru) (živój)
• Turkish: canlı (tr), dinamik (tr)

in grammar

• Albanian: frymor (sq)
• Armenian: շնչավոր (hy) (šnčavor)
• Czech: životný (cs) m
• Finnish: elollinen (fi)

• German: belebt (de)
• Russian: одушевлённый (ru) (oduševljónnyj)
• Swedish: besjälad (sv)
• Turkish: canlı (tr)

Verb

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.

2. (transitive) To give spirit or vigour to; to stimulate or enliven; to inspirit.
   • Knolles

     The more to animate the people, he stood on high […] and cried unto them with a loud voice.

Related terms

• animation

Translations

to impart motion or its appearance

• Bulgarian: съживявам (bg) (sǎživjavam), анимирам (bg) (animiram)
• Catalan: animar
• Finnish: animoida (fi)
• German: beleben (de), animieren (de)
• Romanian: anima (ro), însufleți (ro)

• Scottish Gaelic: beothaich (gd)
• Serbo-Croatian: animirati (sh)
• Spanish: animar (es)
• Swedish: animera (sv)
• Welsh: animeiddio (cy)

Anagrams

• amentia
• aminate

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Esperanto

Adverb

animate

1. present adverbial passive participle of animi

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Italian

Verb

animate

1. second-person plural present indicative of animare
2. second-person plural imperative of animare
3. Feminine plural of animato

Anagrams

• amenità
• anatemi
• emanati

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Latin

Verb

animāte

1. first-person plural present active imperative of animō