animate

[ verb an-uh-meyt; adjective an-uh-mit ]

/ verb ˈæn əˌmeɪt; adjective ˈæn ə mɪt /

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verb (used with object), an·i·mat·ed, an·i·mat·ing.

to give life to; make alive: God animated the dust.

to make lively, vivacious, or vigorous; give zest or spirit to: Her presence animated the party.

to fill with courage or boldness; encourage: to animate weary troops.

to move or stir to action; motivate: He was animated by religious zeal.

to give motion to: leaves animated by a breeze.

to render or produce (a story, character, movie, etc.) by using animation: to animate a children's story;to animate the characters in a video game;an animated film.

adjective

alive; possessing life: animate creatures.

lively: an animate expression of joy.

of or relating to animal life.

able to move voluntarily.

Linguistics. belonging to a syntactic category or having a semantic feature that is characteristic of words denoting beings regarded as having perception and volition (opposed to inanimate).

Origin of animate

1375–1425; late Middle English animat < Latin animātus filled with breath or air, quickened, animated (past participle of animāre). See anima, -ate¹

SYNONYMS FOR animate

1 vivify, quicken, vitalize.

2 energize, fortify.

3 inspire, inspirit, hearten, arouse, exhilarate.

4 excite, incite, fire, urge, kindle, prompt.

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ANTONYMS FOR animate

1 kill.

7 dead.

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synonym study for animate

2. Animate, invigorate, stimulate mean to enliven. To animate is to create a liveliness: Health and energy animated his movements. To invigorate means to give physical vigor, to refresh, to exhilarate: Mountain air invigorates. To stimulate is to arouse a latent liveliness on a particular occasion: Caffeine will stimulate you and keep you alert.

OTHER WORDS FROM animate

an·i·mate·ly, adverb an·i·mate·ness, noun an·i·mat·ing·ly, adverb in·ter·an·i·mate, verb (used with object), in·ter·an·i·mat·ed, in·ter·an·i·mat·ing.

non·an·i·mate, adjective non·an·i·mat·ing, adjective non·an·i·mat·ing·ly, adverb sem·i·an·i·mate, adjective un·an·i·mat·ing, adjective un·an·i·mat·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby animate

animalist, animalistic, animality, animalize, animally, animate, animated, animated cartoon, animated oat, animatic, animation

Example sentences from the Web for animate

It is the economic questions—about the gap between rich and poor—that animate the party now.

Andrew Cuomo Can't Ignore It Now: He's Weak Even at Home |David Freedlander |September 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Once, the humanist idea used to animate the very core of the university.

Can Higher Education Really Save Our Humanity? |James Poulos |February 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Investors clearly believe in the value of patents and the inventions they animate.

New Calculations of U.S. GDP Finally Take Research and Development Into Account |Robert Shapiro |August 2, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
His fingers were rubbing back and forth on the photo, as if he was trying to animate his baby back to life.

A Personal Plea for Gun Control |Joshua DuBois |April 10, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

I admire his vision in his domestic affairs and the deeply Jewish values that seem to animate him.

Obama: Come Visit The Settlements |Samuel Lebens |March 21, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Waller, however, judged that it would be as well to animate their courage with a few words.

Salt Water |W. H. G. Kingston
As he went, his four generals parted off, to examine the forts on either hand, and to inspect and animate the militia.

The Hour and the Man |Harriet Martineau
It is, then, that by which the animate differs from the inanimate.

Five Stages of Greek Religion |Gilbert Murray
But as for the body, it suffers no pain when it is soulless; and even when animate it can suffer only by the soul's suffering.

The City of God, Volume II |Aurelius Augustine
The want, according to the popular saying, was not of rhinoceroses to supply skins, but of courage to animate the wearers.

Mythical Monsters |Charles Gould

British Dictionary definitions for animate

animate

verb (ˈænɪˌmeɪt) (tr)

to give life to or cause to come alive

to make lively; enliven

to encourage or inspire

to impart motion to; move to action or work

to record on film or video tape so as to give movement to an animated cartoon

adjective (ˈænɪmɪt)

being alive or having life

gay, spirited, or lively

Word Origin for animate

C16: from Latin animāre to fill with breath, make alive, from anima breath, spirit

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animate

verb (used with object), an·i·mat·ed, an·i·mat·ing.

adjective

Origin of animate

SYNONYMS FOR animate

ANTONYMS FOR animate

synonym study for animate

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British Dictionary definitions for animate

verb (ˈænɪˌmeɪt) (tr)

adjective (ˈænɪmɪt)

Word Origin for animate

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

animate

verb (used with object), an·i·mat·ed, an·i·mat·ing.

adjective

Origin of animate

SYNONYMS FOR animate

ANTONYMS FOR animate

synonym study for animate

OTHER WORDS FROM animate

Words nearby animate

Words related to animate

Example sentences from the Web for animate

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verb (ˈænɪˌmeɪt) (tr)

adjective (ˈænɪmɪt)

Word Origin for animate

British Dictionary definitions for animate