FromMiddle Englishanimat(e), fromLatinanimātus,perfectpassiveparticiple ofanimō(“to fill with breath, quicken, encourage, animate”) (see-ate(adjective-forming suffix)), fromanima(“soul, spirit, breath”); seeanima. Theverb derives from theadjective, see-ate(verb-forming suffix).

Adjective:

• (UK)enPR:ăn'ĭmət,IPA^(key):/ˈæn.ɪ.mət/
• (US)enPR:ăn'əmət,IPA^(key):/ˈæn.ə.mət/

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Verb:

• (UK)enPR:ăn'ĭmātIPA^(key):/ˈæn.ɪ.meɪt/
• (US)enPR:ăn'əmātIPA^(key):/ˈæn.ə.meɪt/

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animate (comparativemoreanimate,superlativemostanimate)

1. Thatlives.

   Synonyms:alive,living,vital;see alsoThesaurus:alive

   Antonyms:inanimate,lifeless;see alsoThesaurus:dead

2. Possessing thequality orability ofmotion.

   Synonyms:dynamic,kinetic,motile;see alsoThesaurus:in motion,Thesaurus:movable

   Antonyms:inanimate,sessile,static;see alsoThesaurus:stationary,Thesaurus:immobile

3. Dynamic,energetic.

   Synonyms:lively,perky,vivacious,active,dynamic,energetic;see alsoThesaurus:active

   Antonyms:quiescent,sedentary,static;see alsoThesaurus:inactive

   She is an engaging andanimate speaker.

4. (grammar, of a noun or pronoun) having areferent that is consideredalive (this generally includeshumans,animals anddeities, sometimes alsoplants,spirits, etc.)

   Nouns can be singular or plural, and one of two genders,animate or inanimate.

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

   Antonym:inanimate

animate (third-person singular simple presentanimates,present participleanimating,simple past and past participleanimated)

1. (transitive) Toimpart motion or theappearance of motion to.

   Synonyms:get going,impel;see alsoThesaurus:set in motion

   Antonyms:halt,stop,stay;see alsoThesaurus:stop

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

2. (transitive) To givespirit orvigour to; tostimulate orenliven; toinspirit.

   Synonyms:enliven,vitalise;see alsoThesaurus:enliven,Thesaurus:thrill

   • 1603,Richard Knolles,The Generall Historie of the Turkes, […], London:[…] Adam Islip,→OCLC:

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

• animation
• animatrice

• → Welsh:animeiddio

• aminate,metania,amentia,Anamite

animate

1. present adverbial passive participle ofanimi

animate

1. inflection ofanimare:
   1. second-personpluralpresentindicative
   2. second-personpluralimperative

animate f pl

1. feminineplural ofanimato

• amenità,anatemi,emanati,ematina,maniate,metania

animāte

1. second-personpluralpresentactiveimperative ofanimō

• animat

Borrowed fromLatinanimātus, past participle ofanimō.

• IPA^(key):/aniˈmaːt/

animate

1. Animate,alive; showing the signs or symptoms of life.
2. Related to thesoul orspirit of a living being (i.e.sentience orsapience).

• English:animate
• Scots:ainimate

• “animāt,adj.”, inMED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.:University of Michigan,2007, retrieved2019-01-17.

animate

1. second-personsingular voseoimperative ofanimar combined withte