- transitive animate
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Belonging to the class of transitive verbs that take animate direct objects.
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transitive animate
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animate — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin animatus, past participle of animare to give life to, from anima breath, soul; akin to Old English ōthian to breathe, Latin animus spirit, Greek anemos wind, Sanskrit aniti he breathes Date: 15th … New Collegiate Dictionary
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animate — I UK [ˈænɪmeɪt] / US [ˈænɪˌmeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms animate : present tense I/you/we/they animate he/she/it animates present participle animating past tense animated past participle animated to make someone or something more lively,… … English dictionary
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