"animate" meaning in English

See animate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈæ.nɪ.mət/ Audio: en-us-animate-adj.ogg [US] Forms: animate [positive], more animate [comparative], most animate [superlative]
enPR: ăn'ĭmət Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is animate, it is alive, unlike sand or water.
    Sense id: simple-animate-en-adj-5O-aveW4

Verb

IPA: /ˈæ.nɪ.meɪt/ Audio: en-us-animate-verb.ogg [US] Forms: animate [canonical], animates [third-person, singular], animated [past], animated [past, participle], animating [present, participle]
enPR: ăn'ĭmāt Head templates: {{verb|animat|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you make something animated, you make it move.
    Sense id: simple-animate-en-verb-jqRp0oez
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