Definition
As a verb, to animate means to give life, energy, or movement to something, especially drawings or objects in films. As an adjective, it can mean alive or full of energy.
Etymology
From Latin 'animare' meaning 'to give life to', from 'anima' meaning 'breath' or 'soul'. It entered English first in religious and philosophical contexts, then in art and film.
Kelly Says
When you watch animation, you’re literally watching 'made-alive' drawings. The same root gives us 'animal' and 'spirit' words, showing how tightly ancient people linked breath, motion, and life.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሕይወት መስጠት
hiy-wet mes-tet
ARالعربية
ينشط
yu-nash-shit
BNবাংলা
প্রাণবন্ত করা
pran-ban-to ko-ra
CSČeština
oživit
o-zhi-vit
DADansk
animere
a-ni-me-re
DEDeutsch
beleben
be-LE-ben
ELΕλληνικά
ζωντανεύω
zon-da-ne-vo
ESEspañol
animar
ah-nee-MAR
FAفارسی
زنده کردن
zen-de kar-dan
FISuomi
elävöittää
e-la-voit-taa
FRFrançais
animer
ah-nee-may
GUGU
જીવંત કરવું
ji-vant kar-vun
HAHA
rayar da rai
ra-yar da rai
HEעברית
להחיות
le-ha-khyot
HIहिन्दी
जीवंत करना
ji-vant kar-na
HUMagyar
életre kelt
E-let-re kelt
IDBahasa Indonesia
menghidupkan
meng-hi-dup-kan
IGIG
ime ka ọ dị ndụ
i-me ka o di n-du
ITItaliano
animare
ah-nee-MAH-re
JA日本語
活気づける
kak-ki-zu-ke-ru
KKKK
жандандыру
zhan-dan-dy-ru
KMKM
ធ្វើឱ្យមានជីវិត
tveu aoy mean chi-vit
KO한국어
활기를 주다
hwal-gi-reul ju-da
MRMR
जिवंत करणे
ji-vant kar-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
menghidupkan
meng-hi-dup-kan
MYမြန်မာ
အသက်ဝင်စေ
a-thet-win-se
NLNederlands
bezielen
be-ZEE-len
NONorsk
animere
a-ni-me-re
PAPA
ਜੀਵੰਤ ਕਰਨਾ
ji-vant kar-na
PLPolski
ożywiać
o-zhy-vyach
PTPortuguês
animar
ah-nee-MAR
RUРусский
оживлять
o-zhiv-lyat
SVSvenska
livfulla
LEEV-ful-la
SWKiswahili
kuhuisha
ku-hui-sha
TAதமிழ்
உயிர்ப்பிக்க
u-yir-pik-ka
TEతెలుగు
జీవం పోయు
ji-vam po-yu
THไทย
ทำให้มีชีวิตชีวา
tam-hai mi chi-wit chi-wa
TRTürkçe
canlandırmak
jan-lan-duhr-mak
UKУкраїнська
оживляти
o-zhyv-lya-ty
URاردو
زندہ کرنا
zin-da kar-na
VITiếng Việt
làm sống động
lam song dong
YOYO
mú sí ayé
mu si a-ye
ZH中文
使有生气
shi-you-sheng-qi
ZUZU
ukuphilisa
u-ku-phi-li-sa