animate
verb /ˈænɪmeɪt/
/ˈænɪmeɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they animate | /ˈænɪmeɪt/ /ˈænɪmeɪt/ |
| he / she / it animates | /ˈænɪmeɪts/ /ˈænɪmeɪts/ |
| past simple animated | /ˈænɪmeɪtɪd/ /ˈænɪmeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle animated | /ˈænɪmeɪtɪd/ /ˈænɪmeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form animating | /ˈænɪmeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈænɪmeɪtɪŋ/ |
- animate something to make something more lively or full of energy
- A smile suddenly animated her face.
- [usually passive] to make models, toys, images, etc. seem to move in a film, either by rapidly showing slightly different pictures of them in a series, one after another, or by using computer techniques to create moving images
- be animated The much-loved characters have been animated in this new feature film.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin animat- ‘instilled with life’, from the verb animare, from anima ‘life, soul’.