animates

EN
verb

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

male

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

female

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

male

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

female

Word Forms

Past Tense

animated

Past Participle

animated

Gerund

animating

3rd Person

animates

Description

Animates is the third-person singular present tense of 'animate', meaning to give life, energy, motion, or excitement to something β€” whether literally (like bringing a cartoon character to life) or figuratively (like making a dull meeting lively). Think of it as injecting spark, breath, or soul into what was previously still or flat.

Examples

The teacher animates her history lessons with vivid storytelling and interactive props.

This new software animates 3D models in real time for game developers.

Her passionate speech animates the entire audience, sparking enthusiastic applause.

Stop-motion artists painstakingly animate each frame by moving puppets millimeter by millimeter.

A good facilitator knows how to animate group discussions without dominating them.

Root

anim

Comes from the Latin noun 'anima', meaning 'breath, life, soul, or spirit'. It conveys the core concept of vital force, consciousness, or the principle that gives life and movement. Examples include animate, animation, inanimate, animosity (via 'animus', a related Latin root meaning 'mind' or 'spirit'), and unanimity (via 'unus' + 'animus').