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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesanimar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-ni-ˈmar
"El buen humor del profesor logró animar a los alumnos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To bring to life, make lively, or infuse with energy, spirit, and vigor.
"The sudden applause seemed to animate the tired performers on stage."
- 1
Possessing life; alive; consisting of living beings.
"Early naturalists studied both animate and inanimate objects in the natural world."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'animare', meaning to endow with breath, life, or soul, stemming from 'anima' (soul, life, breath). Over centuries, the term evolved from strictly biological animation to encompass imparting motion, spirit, or liveliness to inanimate objects, stories, and cinematic creations.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Animate"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Animate" is said worldwide
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animer
Transliteration: an-i-me
"Cette musique parvient à animer toute la pièce."
beleben
Transliteration: bəˈleːbn̩
"Das warme Wetter schien die Stadt zu beleben."
animare
Transliteration: a-ni-ˈma-re
"Le sue idee riescono sempre ad animare la discussione."
animar
Transliteration: a-ni-ˈmar
"El buen humor del profesor logró animar a los alumnos."
animar
Transliteration: ɐ-ni-ˈmaɾ
"A festa começou a animar quando a música alta começou."
जीवंत करना
Transliteration: jeevant karna
"इस कला ने पूरे कमरे को जीवंत कर दिया।"
赋予活力
Transliteration: fùyǔ huólì
"热烈的讨论赋予了会议室新的活力。"
생기를 불어넣다
Transliteration: saeng-gireul bul-eo-neot-da
"그의 음악은 모임에 생기를 불어넣었다."
活気づける
Transliteration: katsukizukeru
"新しいプロジェクトがチームを活気づけた。"
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