animate
pronunciation
How to pronounce animate in British English:
UK [ˈænɪmeɪt , ˈænɪmət]
How to pronounce animate in American English:
US [ˈænɪmeɪt , ˈænɪmət]
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- Verb:
- heighten or intensify
- give life-like qualities to
- make lively
- give new life or energy to
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- Adjective:
- belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings
- endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life
- endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness
Word Origin
- animate (v.)
- 1530s, "to fill with boldness or courage," from Latin animatus past participle of animare "give breath to," also "to endow with a particular spirit, to give courage to," from anima "life, breath" (see animus). Sense of "give life to" in English attested from 1742. Related: Animated; animating.
- animate (adj.)
- "alive," late 14c., from Latin animatus (see animate (v.)).
Example
- 1. Environmental issues animate the conversation on microblogs .
- 2. The films , in short , animate the whole company to generate average returns on tangible assets of 10 per cent and those returns are quite stable .
- 3. It is only two short weeks since tripoli fell to the rebels , but cocky graffiti and cartoons of " fuzzhead " , a derogatory nickname for muammar qaddafi , animate walls everywhere .