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animate

ani·mate

UK/ˈæn.ɪ.meɪt/ US/ˈæn.ə.meɪt/ rare
adjective (3) verb (4)

adjective

1.

belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings

  • “the word”
  • “is animate”
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2.

endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life

  • “we are animate beings”
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3.

endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness

  • “the living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God”
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verb

1.

heighten or intensify

  • “These paintings exalt the imagination”
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2.

give life-like qualities to

  • “animated cartoons”
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3.

make lively

  • “let”
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4.

give new life or energy to

  • “A hot soup will revive me”
  • “This will renovate my spirits”
  • “This treatment repaired my health”
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Origin

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).

Phrases

  • animated cartoon
  • animated oat
  • transitive animate

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