animate

an·i·mate

 (ăn′ə-māt′)

tr.v. an·i·mat·ed, an·i·mat·ing, an·i·mates

1. To give life to; fill with life: the belief that the soul animates the body.

2. To impart interest or zest to; enliven: "voices animated by food, drink, and company" (Anita Desai).

3. To fill with spirit, courage, or resolution: "a wave of exploratory voyages animated by a spirit of scientific inquiry" (Lincoln P. Paine).

4. To inspire to action; prompt: "The merest whisper of Bothwell's death was enough to animate Mary's supporters on the Continent" (John Guy).

5. To impart motion or activity to: The wind animated the surface of the lake.

6. To make or depict using animation: animate a children's bedtime story.

adj. (ăn′ə-mĭt)

1. Possessing life; living. See Synonyms at living.

2. Of or relating to animal life as distinct from plant life.

3. Belonging to the class of nouns that stand for living things: The word dog is animate; the word car is inanimate.

4. Frequently moving; active or vigorous: a bird with an animate tail.

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[Latin animāre, animāt-, from anima, soul; see anə- in Indo-European roots.]

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an′i·ma·cy n.

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animate

vb (tr)

1. to give life to or cause to come alive

2. to make lively; enliven

3. to encourage or inspire

4. to impart motion to; move to action or work

5. (Film) to record on film or video tape so as to give movement to: an animated cartoon.

adj

6. being alive or having life

7. gay, spirited, or lively

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

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an•i•mate

(v. ˈæn əˌmeɪt; adj. -mɪt)

v. -mat•ed, -mat•ing,
adj. v.t.

1. to give life to; make alive.

2. to make lively or vigorous; enliven: Her presence animated the party.

3. to encourage.

4. to move or stir to action; motivate.

5. to give motion to: leaves animated by a breeze.

6. to prepare or produce as an animated cartoon.

adj.

7. alive; possessing life.

8. lively.

9. of or relating to animal life.

10. able to move voluntarily.

11. (of a linguistic item) used with reference to living beings, esp. beings regarded as having perception and volition (opposed to inanimate): an animate noun.

[1375–1425; < Latin animātus, past participle of animāre to give life to, animate, derivative of anima (see anima)]

an′i•mate•ly, adv.

an′i•mate•ness, n.

an′i•mat`ing•ly, adv.

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animate

Past participle: animated
Gerund: animating

Imperative

animate

animate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	animate - heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination" enliven, inspire, invigorate, exalt stimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" encourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
	2.	animate - give lifelike qualities to; "animated cartoons" animise, animize alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	3.	animate - make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit" liven, liven up, enliven, invigorate energize, perk up, energise, stimulate, arouse, brace - cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" ginger up, jazz up, juice up, pep up - make more interesting or lively; "juice up a party"; "pep up your paper" inspirit, spirit, spirit up - infuse with spirit; "The company spirited him up"
	4.	animate - give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health" reanimate, recreate, revivify, vivify, revive, renovate, repair, quicken energize, perk up, energise, stimulate, arouse, brace - cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" resuscitate, come to, revive - return to consciousness; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection"
Adj.	1.	animate - belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings; "the word `dog' is animate" linguistics - the scientific study of language inanimate - belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things; "the word `car' is inanimate"
	2.	animate - endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life; "we are animate beings" nonliving, non-living, inanimate - not endowed with life; "the inorganic world is inanimate"; "inanimate objects"
	3.	animate - endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness; "the living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God's stage"- T.E.Lawrence sentient

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animate

adjective

1. living, live, moving, alive, breathing, alive and kicking the study of animate and inanimate aspects of the natural world

verb

1. enliven, encourage, excite, urge, inspire, stir, spark, move, fire, spur, stimulate, revive, activate, rouse, prod, quicken, incite, instigate, kick-start (informal), impel, energize, kindle, embolden, liven up, breathe life into, invigorate, gladden, gee up, vitalize, vivify, inspirit There was little about the game to animate the crowd.
enliven kill, check, dull, discourage, curb, restrain, deter, inhibit, deaden, put a damper on, devitalize, make lifeless

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

animate

verb

1. To make alive:

quicken, vitalize, vivify.

2. To make lively or animated:

brighten, enliven, light.

3. To raise the spirits of:

buoy (up), elate, elevate, exhilarate, flush, inspire, inspirit, lift, uplift.

Obsolete: exalt.

4. To impart courage, inspiration, and resolution to:

cheer (on), embolden, encourage, inspire, inspirit, motivate.

5. To arouse the emotions of; make ardent:

enkindle, fire, impassion, inspire, kindle, stir.

6. To arouse to action or put in motion:

activate, actuate.

adjective

Marked by or exhibiting life:

alive, animated, live, living, vital.

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Translations

حَييُحْيي، يَجْعَلَه مَرِحاً، يُنْعِش

oživitživotnýživý

levendeopliveopmuntre

belebenermunternlebend

vivo

animoidaeläväeloisaelollinenliikkuva

animervivantanimé

animirati

elevenítmegelevenít

lifandilífga, fjörga

animareanimazioneaccalorare

animacijaanimacinisnušviestipagyvėjimas

atdzīvinātdzīvs

gi liv tilgjøre levende

живойодушевлённый

canlandırmakcanlıhayat dolu

使有生命有生命的鼓舞

animate

A. [ˈænɪmɪt] ADJ → vivo

B. [ˈænɪmeɪt] VT → animar, estimular

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animate

[ˈænɪmeɪt]

vt (= liven up) [+ person, face] → animer

[ˈænɪmət] adj (= living) → animé(e), vivant(e)

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animate

adj → belebt; creation, creatures → lebend

vt (lit: God) → mit Leben erfüllen; (fig) (= enliven) → beleben; (= move to action) → anregen, animieren; (Film) → animieren; Disney was the first to animate cartoons → Disney machte als erster Zeichentrickfilme

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animate

[adj ˈænɪmɪt; vb ˈænɪmeɪt]

1. adj (animal, plants) → vivente; (capable of movement) → animato/a

2. vt → animare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

animate

(ˈӕnimeit) verb

to make lively. Joy animated his face. trek يُحْيي، يَجْعَلَه مَرِحاً، يُنْعِش съживявам animar oživit beleben sætte liv i; oplive; opmuntre ζωντανεύωanimar hingestama جان بخشیدن؛ سرزنده کردن elävöittää animer לְהַחֲיוֹת अनुप्राणित करना, चालित करना oživjeti (meg)elevenít menghidupkan lífga, fjörga animare, ravvivare ～に活気をつける ...에게 생명을 주다 nušviesti atdzīvināt menghidupkan verlevendigengi liv til, gjøre levendeożywiać ځان بخښل، سرژوندی کول animar a anima оживлять oživiť razgibati živnuti liva upp ทำให้มีชีวิตชีวา canlandırmak 使有生命(氣)，鼓舞 оживляти; пожвавлювати جان ڈالنا ، تازہ دم کرنا làm sinh động 使有生命，鼓舞

(-mət) adjective

living. lewendig حَي жив animado živý lebend levende ζωντανόςanimado, vivo elus جاندار elävä vivantחי जोशपूर्ण živ eleven, élettel teli hidup lifandi animato, vivace 生命のある 살아 있는 gyvas dzīvs hidupkan levendlevendeożywiony, żywy ځان لرونکی animado animat живой živý živ, živahen živahan levande ซึ่งมีชีวิต canlı, hayat dolu 有生命的 живий زندہ ، تازہ دم sinh động 有生命的

ˈanimated (-mei-) adjective

1. lively. An animated discussion. lewendig حَيَوي، مُفْعَم بِالحَيَوِيَّه оживен animado živý, rušný lebhaft livlig; levende; animeret ζωηρόςanimado elav سرزنده؛ پرحرارت eloisa animéחי जीवन्त živahan élénk hidup líflegur animato 活気ある 활기에 찬 gyvas dzvs riang levendiglivlig, inspirertożywiony ژوندی animado animat оживлённый živý živahen pokrenut livlig ซึ่งมีชีวิตชีวา canlı 活躍的，熱烈的 пожвавлений, жвавий زندہ دل sôi nổi 活跃的

2. made to move as if alive. animated dolls/cartoons. geanimeer مُتَحَرِّك анимирам animado animovaný Zeichentrick-... animeret; tegne-; dukke- κινούμενος animado elustatud, anima- متحرک؛ زنده نما animoitu animéהנפשה चालित animiran animációs menggerakkan hreyfi-, sem hreyfist; teiknimynda- animato 生きているように動く 살아 있는 것 같은 animacinis animācijas- hidup geanimeerdanimert, tegnefilm-animowany متحرک، خوځیدونکی، ژوندی animado animaţie движущийся;мультипликационный animovaný animiran animiran animerad ที่เหมือนมีชีวิต hareketli 會動的，栩栩如生的 мультиплікаційний متحرک کرنا chuyển động được 栩栩如生的

ˌaniˈmation noun

animasie حَيَوِيَّه، إنْعاش، تَحْريك оживление animação oživení, animace die Lebhaftigkeit; die Animation animering; animation σχεδιασμός κινουμένων σχεδίων animación animafilm سرزندگی؛ اشتیاق animaatio animationזריזות, הכנת סרט הנפשה जीवन्तता, चंचलता animacija élénkség; animáció animasi fjörgun; fjör; teiknimyndagerð animazione 活気, アニメーション 활기 pagyvėjimas, animacija dzīvība; animācija animasi levendigheid, animatieanimasjon, tegnefilmlaginganimacja علاقه، سرزندګی animação animaţie оживление živosť; animácia animacija animacija upplivande [verkan], livlighet การสร้างภาพเคลื่อนไหวได้ canlandırma 活躍，動畫 пожвавлення; анімація جان آفرینی tính linh hoạt; sự làm phim hoạt hình 活跃，动画片

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animate

vt. animar, dar vida.

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