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Animating meaning in English
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Animating
see synonyms of animatingAdjective
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Animating
see synonyms of animatingverb (ˈænɪˌmeɪt
) (transitive)
1.
to give life to or cause to come alive
2.
to make lively; enliven
3.
to encourage or inspire
4.
to impart motion to; move to action or work
5.
to record on film or video tape so as to give movement to
an animated cartoon
adjective (ˈænɪmɪt
)
6.
being alive or having life
7.
gay, spirited, or lively
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Animating
see synonyms of animating verb transitiveWord forms: ˈaniˌmated or ˈaniˌmating
1.
to give life to; bring to life
2.
to make energetic or spirited
3.
to stimulate to action or creative effort; inspire
4.
to give motion to; put into action
the breeze animated the leaves
5.
to make move so as to seem lifelike
to animate puppets
6.
to produce as an animated cartoon
to animate a fairy tale
adjective
7.
living; having life, esp. animal life
8.
lively; vigorous; spirited
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Animating
see synonyms of animatingtr.v. an·i·mat·ed, an·i·mat·ing, an·i·mates
1. To give life to; fill with life: the belief that the soul animates the body.
2. To impart interest or zest to; enliven: "voices animated by food, drink, and company" (Anita Desai).
3. To fill with spirit, courage, or resolution: "a wave of exploratory voyages animated by a spirit of scientific inquiry" (Lincoln P. Paine).
4. To inspire to action; prompt: "The merest whisper of Bothwell's death was enough to animate Mary's supporters on the Continent" (John Guy).
5. To impart motion or activity to: The wind animated the surface of the lake.
6. To make or depict using animation: animate a children's bedtime story.
adj. (ănə-mĭt)
1. Possessing life; living. See Synonyms at living.
2. Of or relating to animal life as distinct from plant life.
3. Belonging to the class of nouns that stand for living things: The word dog is animate; the word car is inanimate.
4. Frequently moving; active or vigorous: a bird with an animate tail.
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