animate

Formsanimates, animating, animated

1. 1
   verbtransitive

   To make something move, or to make it look as if it is moving.

   The kids used a phone app to animate their clay dinosaurs.

   A small motor inside animates the puppet's arms and mouth.

   Similarpropel, impel, actuate

   Oppositestop, halt

2. 2
   verbtransitive

   To give someone more energy or spirit, or to make something more lively.

   Music can animate even the quietest party.

   Her funny stories animated the long car ride.

   Similarenliven, invigorate, energize, inspire, stimulate

   Oppositedeaden, dampen

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3. 3
   adjective

   Living, or having life.

   All animate things need food and water.

   A rock is not animate, but the moss growing on it is.

   Similarliving, alive, live

   Oppositeinanimate, lifeless

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4. 4
   adjective

   Full of energy and life.

   He is an animate and cheerful teacher, so the kids love his class.

   Her face was animate as she told us about her trip.

   Similarlively, energetic, animated, dynamic, vivacious

   Oppositestatic, sedentary

5. 5
   adjective

   Able to move.

   Unlike plants, most animals are animate and can go from place to place.

   The robot is animate, so it can walk across the room by itself.

   Similarmoving, mobile, motile

   Oppositeinanimate, static, sessile

6. 6
   adjective

   Describes a noun or pronoun for something seen as alive, such as a person or animal.

   In this language, the word for dog is an animate noun.

   Animate nouns take a different ending from nouns for things.

   Oppositeinanimate

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7. 7
   adjective

   Changed in form to match a noun for something seen as alive.

   The verb gets an animate ending when the subject is a person.

   Students must learn which endings are animate and which are not.

   Oppositeinanimate

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