animate in English dictionary

  • animate

    Meanings and definitions of "animate"

    • That which lives.
    • Possessing the quality or ability of motion.
    • Dynamic, energetic.
    • (grammar, of a noun or pronoun) Having a referent that includes a human or animal.
    • (grammar) Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun.
    • (transitive) To impart motion or the appearance of motion to.
    • adjective
      That which lives.
    • adjective
      Possessing the quality or ability of motion.
    • adjective
      Dynamic, energetic.
    • adjective
      (grammar, of a noun or pronoun)
      Having a referent that includes a human or animal.
    • adjective
      (grammar)
      Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To impart motion or the appearance of motion to.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To give spirit or vigour to; to stimulate or enliven; to inspirit.
    • that which lives
    • possessing the quality or ability of motion
    • dynamic, energetic
    • in grammar
    • to impart motion or its appearance
    • To add a special visual or sound effect to text or an object. For example, you can have your text bullet points fly in from the left, one word at a time, or hear the sound of applause when a picture is uncovered.
    • adjective
      belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings; "the word `dog' is animate"
    • adjective
      endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life; "we are animate beings"
    • adjective
      endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness; "the living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God's stage"- T.E.Lawrence
    • verb
      give lifelike qualities to; "animated cartoons"
    • verb
      give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health"
    • verb
      heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"
    • verb
      make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"

    Synonyms of "animate" in English dictionary

    stir, stimulate, quicken are the top synonyms of "animate" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "animate" in English dictionary

    inanimate, deaden, insentient are the top antonyms of "animate" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of animate

    • animate ( comparative more animate, superlative most animate)
    • animate ( third-person singular simple present animates, present participle animating, simple past and past participle animated)
    • animate (comparative more animate, superlative most animate)
    • animate (third-person singular simple present animates, present participle animating, simple past and past participle animated)
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