animate

🇺🇸 /ˈænɪmeɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈænɪmeɪt/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
verb
R

to make something more lively or energetic

Her cheerful voice helped animate the quiet room.

R

to make pictures or models look like they are moving in a film or video

They used computers to animate the cartoon characters.

adjective
R

alive; having life

Cats and dogs are animate beings that need care.

translation

v. to make something more lively or energetic; to make pictures or models look like they are moving in a film or video
adj. alive; having life

Word Forms

3rd Present animates
Past animated
Perfect animated
Progressive animating