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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

an·i·mate • v. / ˈanəˌmāt/ [tr.] 1. chiefly fig. bring to life: the desert is like a line drawing waiting to be animated with color. ∎ give inspiration, encouragement, or renewed vigor to: she has animated the nation with a sense of political direction. 2. (usu. be animated) give (a movie or character) the appearance of movement using animation techniques. • adj. / -mit/ alive or having life (often as a contrast with inanimate). ∎ lively and active: party photos of animate socialites.

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animate

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

animate vb. XVI. f. pp. stem of L. animāre give life to, f. anima air, breath, life, soul, rel. to animus spirit, Gr. ánemos wind; see -ATE3.
So animate adj. XIV. animation XVI. — L.

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animate

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

animate •flatmate • classmate • checkmate •helpmate • messmate • playmate •stalemate • stablemate • teammate •inmate • shipmate • acclimate •sublimate • animate • decimate •approximate •estimate, guesstimate, underestimate •intimate • primate • housemate •soulmate • schoolmate • room-mate •consummate • amalgamate •diplomate • automate • glutamate •workmate

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