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adjective
1.
full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous: an animated debate on the death penalty.
2.
made or equipped to move or give the appearance of moving in an animallike fashion: animated puppets.
3.
containing representations of animals or mechanical objects that appear to move as real ones do: an animated window display.
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Animated
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Example Sentences
- So did an animated version published a couple of weeks later.
- The satire mag is gearing up for a new decade of transgressive skewering, this time as an animated sketch-comedy series.
- After an animated fortnight of debate, the votes have been cast.
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verb (used with object)
1.
to give life to; make alive: God animated the dust.
2.
to make lively, vivacious, or vigorous; give zest or spirit to: Her presence animated the party.
3.
to fill with courage or boldness; encourage: to animate weary troops.
4.
to move or stir to action; motivate: He was animated by religious zeal.
5.
EXPANDto give motion to: leaves animated by a breeze.
6.
COLLAPSEto prepare or produce as an animated cartoon: to animate a children's story.
adjective
7.
alive; possessing life: animate creatures.
8.
lively: an animate expression of joy.
9.
of or relating to animal life.
10.
able to move voluntarily.
11.
Linguistics. belonging to a syntactic category or having a semantic feature that is characteristic of words denoting beings regarded as having perception and volition (opposed to inanimate).
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English animat < Latin animātus filled with breath or air, quickened, animated (past participle of animāre). See anima, -ate1
1375–1425; late Middle English animat < Latin animātus filled with breath or air, quickened, animated (past participle of animāre). See anima, -ate1
Related forms
an·i·mate·ly, adverb
an·i·mate·ness, noun
an·i·mat·ing·ly, adverb
in·ter·an·i·mate, verb (used with object), in·ter·an·i·mat·ed, in·ter·an·i·mat·ing.
non·an·i·mate, adjective
EXPANDnon·an·i·mat·ing, adjective
non·an·i·mat·ing·ly, adverb
sem·i·an·i·mate, adjective
un·an·i·mat·ing, adjective
un·an·i·mat·ing·ly, adverb
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. vivify, quicken, vitalize. 2. energize, fortify. Animate, invigorate, stimulate mean to enliven. To animate is to create a liveliness: Health and energy animated his movements. To invigorate means to give physical vigor, to refresh, to exhilarate: Mountain air invigorates. To stimulate is to arouse a latent liveliness on a particular occasion: Alcohol stimulates. 3. inspire, inspirit, hearten, arouse, exhilarate. 4. excite, incite, fire, urge, kindle, prompt.
1. vivify, quicken, vitalize. 2. energize, fortify. Animate, invigorate, stimulate mean to enliven. To animate is to create a liveliness: Health and energy animated his movements. To invigorate means to give physical vigor, to refresh, to exhilarate: Mountain air invigorates. To stimulate is to arouse a latent liveliness on a particular occasion: Alcohol stimulates. 3. inspire, inspirit, hearten, arouse, exhilarate. 4. excite, incite, fire, urge, kindle, prompt.
Antonyms
1. kill. 7. dead.
1. kill. 7. dead.
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Word Origin & History
animated
pp. adj., 1530s, "alive;" see animate. Meaning "mentally excited" is from 1530s; "full of activity" from 1580s. The "moving pictures" sense is attested from 1895; of cartoons from 1897.
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