animate

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English animat(e), from Latin animātus, perfect passive participle of animō (“to fill with breath, quicken, encourage, animate”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from anima (“soul, spirit, breath”); see anima. The verb derives from the adjective, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). === Pronunciation === Adjective: (UK) enPR: ăn'ĭmət, IPA(key): /ˈæn.ɪ.mət/ (US) enPR: ăn'əmət, IPA(key): /ˈæn.ə.mət/ Verb: (UK) enPR: ăn'ĭmāt IPA(key): /ˈæn.ɪ.meɪt/ (US) enPR: ăn'əmāt IPA(key): /ˈæn.ə.meɪt/ Both: (Indic) enPR: ə-nĭ-māt', IPA(key): /ənɪˈmeʈ/ === Adjective === animate (comparative more animate, superlative most animate) That lives. Synonyms: alive, living, vital; see also Thesaurus:alive Antonyms: inanimate, lifeless; see also Thesaurus:dead Possessing the quality or ability of motion. Synonyms: dynamic, kinetic, motile; see also Thesaurus:in motion, Thesaurus:movable Antonyms: inanimate, sessile, static; see also Thesaurus:stationary, Thesaurus:immobile Dynamic, energetic. Synonyms: lively, perky, vivacious, active, dynamic, energetic; see also Thesaurus:active Antonyms: quiescent, sedentary, static; see also Thesaurus:inactive (grammar, of a noun or pronoun) having a referent that is considered alive (this generally includes humans, animals and deities, sometimes also plants, spirits, etc.) (grammar) Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun. Antonym: inanimate ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === animate (third-person singular simple present animates, present participle animating, simple past and past participle animated) (transitive) To impart motion or the appearance of motion to. Synonyms: get going, impel; see also Thesaurus:set in motion Antonyms: halt, stop, stay; see also Thesaurus:stop (transitive) To give spirit or vigour to; to stimulate or enliven; to inspirit. Synonyms: enliven, vitalise; see also Thesaurus:enliven, Thesaurus:thrill ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== animation animatrice ==== Descendants ==== → Welsh: animeiddio ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === aminate, metania, amentia, Anamite == Esperanto == === Adverb === animate present adverbial passive participle of animi == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.niˈma.te/ Rhymes: -ate Hyphenation: a‧ni‧mà‧te === Verb === animate inflection of animare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Adjective === animate feminine plural of animato === Participle === animate feminine plural of animato === Anagrams === amenità, anatemi, emanati, ematina, maniate, metania == Latin == === Verb === animāte second-person plural present active imperative of animō == Middle English == === Alternative forms === animat === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin animātus, past participle of animō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aniˈmaːt/ === Adjective === animate Animate, alive; showing the signs or symptoms of life. Related to the soul or spirit of a living being (i.e. sentience or sapience). ==== Descendants ==== English: animate Scots: ainimate ==== References ==== “animāt, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 January 2019. == Spanish == === Verb === animate second-person singular voseo imperative of animar combined with te