ANIMATE
\ˈanɪmˌe͡ɪt], \ˈanɪmˌeɪt], \ˈa_n_ɪ_m_ˌeɪ_t]\
Definitions of ANIMATE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"
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endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life; "we are animate beings"
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make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"
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belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings; "the word `dog' is animate"
By Princeton University
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heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"
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endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life; "we are animate beings"
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(linguistics) belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings; "the word `dog' is animate"
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relating to animal life as distinct from plant life; "animate life"
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make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To give natural life to; to make alive; to quicken; as, the soul animates the body.
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To give powers to, or to heighten the powers or effect of; as, to animate a lyre.
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To give spirit or vigor to; to stimulate or incite; to inspirit; to rouse; to enliven.
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Endowed with life; alive; living; animated; lively.
By Oddity Software
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To give natural life to; to make alive; to quicken; as, the soul animates the body.
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To give powers to, or to heighten the powers or effect of; as, to animate a lyre.
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To give spirit or vigor to; to stimulate or incite; to inspirit; to rouse; to enliven.
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Endowed with life; alive; living; animated; lively.
By Noah Webster.
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To impart life to; to inspire with energy; enliven; stimulate; rouse.
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Endowed with natural life.
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Animated.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To give life to: to enliven or inspirit.
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Living: possessing animal life.
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To become enlivened or exhilarated: to rouse. "Mr. Arnott, animating at this speech, glided behind her chair." - Miss Burney.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Having life.
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To make alive; arouse; enliven; inspire.
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Possessing animal life; living; lively. animated.
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
