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Animate (adjective)
That which lives.
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Animate (adjective)
Possessing the quality or ability of motion.
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Animate (adjective)
Dynamic, energetic.
“She is an engaging and animate speaker.”
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Animate (adjective)
Having a referent that includes a human, animal, plant or other entity which is considered alive.
“Nouns can be singular or plural, and one of two genders, animate or inanimate.”
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Animate (adjective)
Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun.
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Animate (verb)
To impart motion or the appearance of motion to.
“If we animate the model, we can see the complexity of the action.”
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Animate (verb)
To give spirit or vigour to; to stimulate or enliven; to inspirit.
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Inanimate (adjective)
Lacking the quality or ability of motion; as an inanimate object.
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Inanimate (adjective)
Not being, and never having been alive, especially not like humans and animals.
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Inanimate (adjective)
Not animate.
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Inanimate (noun)
Something that is not alive.
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Inanimate (verb)
To animate.