# 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: /ˈæn.ɪ.mət/
* (US) enPR: ăn'əmət, IPA: /ˈæn.ə.mət/
** Audio (US):(file)
Verb:
* (UK) enPR: ăn'ĭmāt IPA: /ˈæn.ɪ.meɪt/
* (US) enPR: ăn'əmāt IPA: /ˈæn.ə.meɪt/
** Audio (US):(file)

### 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
    She is an engaging and animate speaker.
* (grammar, of a noun or pronoun) having a referent that is considered alive (this generally includes humans and animals, often also gods, plants, etc.)
    Nouns can be singular or plural, and one of two genders, animate or inanimate.
* (grammar) Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun.
    Antonym: inanimate

#### Derived terms

* animacy
* animately
* animateness
* animatism
* animatist
* inanimate
* interanimate
* non-animate
* reanimate
* semianimate
* subanimate
* transitive animate

#### 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
    If we animate the model, we can see the complexity of the action.
* (transitive) To give spirit or vigour to; to stimulate or enliven; to inspirit.
    Synonyms: enliven, vitalise; see also Thesaurus:enliven, Thesaurus:thrill
** 1603, Richard Knolles, The Generall Historie of the Turkes, […], London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC:The more to animate the people, he stood on high […] and cried unto them with a loud voice.

#### Derived terms

* animatable
* animated cartoon
* animated oat
* animative
* animatography
* animator, animater
* animatrix
* deanimate
* disanimate
* interanimate
* overanimate
* reanimate
* transanimate

#### Related terms

* animation
* animatrice

#### Descendants

* → Welsh: animeiddio

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* aminate, metania, amentia, Anamite

## Esperanto
### Adverb

animate
* present adverbial passive participle of animi

## Italian
### Etymology 1
#### Verb

animate
* inflection of animare:
** second-person plural present indicative
** second-person plural imperative

### Etymology 2
#### Participle

animate f pl
* 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: /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 2019-01-17.

## Spanish
### Verb

animate
* second-person singular voseo imperative of animar combined with te