animate
/ˈænəmət/A-nuh-muht
/ˈænəmət/A-nuh-muht
Meaningto give the breath of life
Common meaning: to bring to life
Other meanings: full of life
- animthe breath of life; soulLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 120 · scan
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
Journey through time
- Latinanima, -ae / animus, -ī‘the breath of life’
- Englishanimate‘to bring to life’ · today
anim also in: animatedanimatoranimationmagnanimousmagnanimously
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin anima ‘the breath of life; soul’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry anima, p. 120 · dictionary scan
Roots
- anima, -ae / animus, -ī Latin “the breath of life; soul”
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