# emote
## English
### Etymology

The verb is a back-formation of emotion. The noun is derived from the verb.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ɪˈməʊt/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (General American) IPA: /əˈmoʊt/, /i-/
* Rhymes: -əʊt

### Verb

emote (third-person singular simple present emotes, present participle emoting, simple past and past participle emoted) (originally US)
* (transitive)
** To display or express (emotions, mental states, etc.) openly, particularly while acting, and especially in an excessive manner. [from early 20th c.]
*** 2017, Laurie Frederik, “Painting the Body Brown and Other Lessons on How to Dance Latin”, in Laurie Frederik, Kim Marra, Catherine Schuler, Showing Off, Showing Up: Studies of Hype, Heightened Performance, and Cultural Power, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Press, →ISBN, page 55:In the Latin category, dancers begin the round in carnival mode, bouncing and curving voltas traveling down the length of the floor, emoting happy celebration in a Brazilianesque samba.
** To deliver (a speech), say (lines of a play, words), etc., in a dramatic or emotional manner, especially if overly so. [from early 20th c.]
* (intransitive)
** To display (excessive) emotion, especially while acting. [from early 20th c.]
    Synonym: emotionalize
*** 1993 November, Lynn Hirschberg, “Brat on a Hot Tin Roof”, in Vanity Fair‎:She doesn't smile much; she doesn't emote. Shannen is still.
*** 1999 November 14, Remi Aubuchon, “Fear and Loathing in Gotham”, in Jack & Jill, season 1, episode 7:Clint Eastwood, huh? You don't see him emoting all over the place, and what woman doesn't want to get down with "Dirty Harry," huh?
** (Internet, text messaging) To express a virtual action, presented to other users as a graphic or reported speech, rather than sending a straightforward message.
** (video games) To perform a short action, such as a gesture or a dance move, which may be seen by other players but does not have any effect on gameplay.
*** 2019 September 17, Austen Goslin, “Borderlands 3 guide: How to use emotes”, in Polygon‎, archived from the original on 2023-02-02:There aren't many chances to see your character in Borderlands 3, but one of them is when you're emoting. Emoting allows your character to perform a gesture like a wave or a thumbs up, and it shifts the camera to a third-person view while they do.
*** 2023 October 12, Travis Northup, “Lords of the Fallen Review”, in IGN‎, archived from the original on 2023-11-07:Lords of the Fallen is yet another entry in the action-RPG soulslike craze, complete with an unsettling fantasy setting, other players invading your game for some co-op or PvP goodness, and, of course, lots of dying. It makes use of the same sort of deadly third-person combat system full of dodge rolling, posture meters, and emoting over fallen enemies as a sign of utmost disrespect.

#### Derived terms

* emoter
* overemote

#### Translations
### Noun

emote (plural emotes)
* (Internet, text messaging) A virtual action expressed to other users as a graphic or reported speech rather than a straightforward message.
    She replied with an emote: "*hugs* I'm sorry"
* (Internet, Twitch-speak) Short for emoticon.
* (video games) A short action, such as a gesture or a dance move, which may be seen by other players but does not have any effect on gameplay.
    Many video games allow players to purchase emotes for real-life money.
** 2018 June 14, Carter Melrose, “Why Battle Royale Games Like Fortnite Are Everywhere (It’s Not Just Money)”, in Wired‎, San Francisco, Calif.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-10-08:Juggernaut franchises like Call of Duty and Battlefield are trying to capitalize on the success of Fortnite, but battle-royale games aren't just about skins and emotes.
** 2023 November 4, Wes Davis, “The copyright fight over Fortnite dance moves is back on”, in The Verge‎, archived from the original on 2023-11-10:As old maps return to Fortnite, so do old battles over who owns some of the emotes used in-game.

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ “emote, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2019; “emote, v.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

### Further reading

* emotion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* emeto-

## Latin
### Participle

ēmōte
* vocative masculine singular of ēmōtus