🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

animer

Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-ni-mer

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Feague/fiːɡ/
verbCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #20000 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il a décidé d'animer les chevaux avant la course."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To make lively or to stimulate, particularly in reference to horses.

    "The trainer decided to feague the horses before the race to ensure they were energetic."
  2. 2

    To deceive or trick someone.

    "He tried to feague his friends into believing he had won the lottery."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'feague' is believed to have originated in the early 19th century, possibly derived from the dialectal English word 'feg', meaning to make something lively or to stimulate. Its usage has largely fallen out of common vernacular, making it a rare and archaic term.

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