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animate

/ˈænɪmət/adjective

उच्चारण ऐनिमट

सजीव, चेतन

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adjective
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    formal

    living; having life

    सजीव, चेतन

    • animate and inanimate objects
    • Teachers explained that a stone is inanimate, whereas a bird is animate.
    • Plants are animate, though they do not move like animals.
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    • The test asked students to separate animate and inanimate things.
    • A robot may look animate but it is not alive.

    Synonyms living alive live breathing sentient

    Opposite inanimate lifeless dead inert

verb/ˈænɪmeɪt/
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    [T] ~ sth

    to make something more lively or full of energy; to make a film using drawings or models that appear to move

    जीवंत बनाना; एनिमेट करना

    • Her smile animated her face.
    • an animated film
    • The studio hired a team to animate the cartoon.
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    • The artist animated the drawings with simple software.
    • Good music can animate even the quietest party.

    Synonyms enliven energize invigorate vitalize liven up

    Opposite dull deaden depress

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Stress and pronunciation: adjective ANimate (/ət/), verb ANimate (/eɪt/).

Stress और pronunciation में adjective ANimate (/ət/), verb ANimate (/eɪt/)।

For inanimate (non-living) nouns, use 'of' rather than an apostrophe ('the leg of the table', not 'the table's leg'); for animate nouns use 's ('Radhika's book').

अक्सर पूछा जाता है: inanimate (निर्जीव) nouns के लिए apostrophe के बजाय 'of' लगाइए ('the leg of the table', 'the table's leg' नहीं); animate nouns के लिए 's ('Radhika's book')।

The adjective animated means lively ('an animated discussion').

Adjective animated का अर्थ जीवंत है ('an animated discussion')।