Both Uses of
animate
in
Cinder, by Marissa Meyer
- Kai's gaze squinted suspiciously, and he glanced over his shoulder as two well-dressed women passed by, one talking animatedly, the other nodding in agreement, neither paying Cinder and Kai any attention.†
p. 218.8 *animatedly = with enthusiasm or lively movement
- The crowd burst into cheers and animated chants of "Long live the Emperor" as Kai turned to face his people.†
p. 309.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(animate as in: animated by her strong belief) inspire, make more lively, or bring to life
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(2)
(animate as in: an animated cartoon) make a moving cartoon (a film technique that uses a set of gradually changing pictures to simulate movement when played in series)
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(3)
(animate as in: animate v. inanimate) alive; or (more rarely) an animal--not a plant; or (more rarely still) the degree to which as an animal feels and thinksThis sense of animate is typically contrasted with inanimate. The adjective animate describes something as being alive--such as a dog. The adjective inanimate describes something as not being alive--such as a rock.
Note that this sense of animate is pronounced differently than other senses. Most senses whether used as a noun or an adjective) rhyme with mate, but this sense rhymes more closely with mutt". -
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, Linguists use the form animacy to describe whether (or the degree to which) a noun feels and thinks. It impacts grammar. For example, in English, "She moved" v. "It moved."