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- parts of speech:
- verb, adjective
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| pronunciation: |
ae
n
meIt
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| inflections: |
animates, animating, animated |
| definition 1: |
to bring to life.
A magic hat animated Frosty the snowman.- synonyms:
- spark
- similar words:
- inspire, rouse
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| definition 2: |
to give life or excitement to.
A Jamaican band animated the gathering.- synonyms:
- stimulate
- similar words:
- encourage, excite, exhilarate
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| definition 3: |
to inspire to move or act; prompt.
The union speaker animated the workers to strike.- similar words:
- arouse, move
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| definition 4: |
to give the illusion of movement.
The artist animated the cartoon characters. |
| related words: |
incite, revive, stimulate, stir, wind up |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| pronunciation: |
ae
n
mt
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| definition 1: |
alive; living.
Rocks are not animate objects.- synonyms:
- alive, live, living
- similar words:
- vital
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| definition 2: |
lively; full of energy.
The singer was very pleased to find such an animate audience.- synonyms:
- vital
- antonyms:
- lifeless
- similar words:
- bright, energetic, enthusiastic
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| related words: |
organic |
| derivations: |
animately (adv.), animateness (n.) |
The word animate
contains the following parts:
anim
Latin
root
that means mind, spirit, life
  Example words:
-ate1
Latin
verb-forming suffix
that means to make, cause, do
More about this word part:
The suffix -ate
primarily forms transitive verbs from Latin bases. Many -ate
verbs were loanwords from Latin. Verbs ending in -ate
combine with the suffix -ion to form nouns ending in -ation. These verbs also have corresponding agent nouns ending in -ator (navigator, dictator, elevator).
Example words:
abbreviate, abdicate, accelerate, accommodate, accumulate, activate, adequate, administrator, advocate, affiliate, aggravate, agitate, alternate, animate, annihilate, assimilate, associate, circulate, collaborate, commemorate, complicate, concentrate, congregate, consecrate, cooperate, coordinate, dedicate, dehydrate, deliberate, dictate, disintegrate, dislocate, domesticate, dominate, donate, duplicate, educate, elaborate, elevate, emigrate, enunciate, eradicate, evacuate, exasperate, generate, graduate, illuminate, illustrate, incorporate, interrogate, irrigate, liberate, locate, narrate, navigate, nominate, operate, originate, participate, populate, radiate, regulate, rotate, segregate, terminate
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