animate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations verb: /ˈænɪmeɪt/, adjective: /ˈænɪmət/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/v. ˈænəˌmeɪt; adj. -mɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. an′ə māt′; adj. an′ə mit)


Inflections of 'animate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
animates
v 3rd person singular
animating
v pres p
animated
v past
animated
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

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animate [sth]⇒ vtr (make: cartoon)hacer una animación loc verb
 At work today I animated the flapping motions of flying birds for our new video game.
animate [sth] vtr (enliven)animar⇒ vtr
  dar vida vtr
 The announcement animated the entire gathering and everyone began to cheer.
animate [sth/sb]⇒ vtr (motivate)animar a vtr + prep
  motivar a vtr + prep
 Richard tried to animate his friends to go out and do something with him.
animate [sb/sth]⇒ vtr (bring to life)dar vida a loc verb
  vivificar⇒ vtr
 Frankenstein is a story about a scientist who builds a man and animates him using electricity.
animate adj (living, alive)animado/a adj
 It is important to respect all animate beings.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'animate' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
inspirit - raise - spark plug
Spanish:
animado - vivificar


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