animate
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Synonyms: animat, animato, animage, anisate, animale, animati
Antonyms: animat, animato, animage, anisate, animale, animati
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Adjective
- That [[live]]s.
- {{lb|en|of people|animals|ghosts|deities}} That has (or is believed to have) a [[spirit]] ([[anima]]) and/or some amount of [[consciousness]] and [[sentience]], either being [[alive]] or [[supernatural]]ly seeming alive.
- Possessing the [[quality]] or [[ability]] of [[motion]].
- [[dynamic|Dynamic]], [[energetic]].
- {{senseid|en|grammar}} {{lb|en|grammar|of a noun or pronoun}} having a [[referent]] that is considered [[alive]] (this generally includes [[human]]s, [[animal]]s and [[deity|deities]], sometimes also [[plant]]s, [[spirit]]s, etc.)
- {{lb|en|grammar}} [[inflected|Inflected]] to agree with an animate noun or pronoun.
Verb
- {{senseid|en|impart motion}}{{lb|en|transitive}} To [[impart]] motion or the [[appearance]] of motion to.
- {{senseid|en|give spirit}}{{lb|en|transitive}} To give [[spirit]] or [[vigour]] to; to [[stimulate]] or [[enliven]]; to [[inspirit]].
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