animate
Meaning
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- That lives.
- Possessing the quality or ability of motion.
- Dynamic, energetic.
- having a referent that is considered alive (this generally includes humans and animals, often also gods, plants, etc.)
- Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun.
Synonyms
animize
make alive
animise
bring to life
fill with enthusiasm
rouse up
hearten up
be in favor of
give life
give life to
having consciousness
jazzed-up
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈæn.ɪ.mət/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English animate, from Latin animatus, past participle of animare (“to fill with breath, quicken, encourage, animate”), from anima (“breath”); see anima.
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