animat

Coined by Scientist Stewart W. Wilson in 1985 as a blend of animal +‎ material. Whether the coincidences with Latin animat and/or a nominalization of Middle English animat were intended is unclear.

• IPA^(key): /ˈæn.ɪ.mət/, /ˈæn.ə.mət/

animat (plural animats)

1. An artificial animal.

• robot

• Maniat, Mantia, manati, manita

Borrowed from Latin animātus, perfect passive participle of animō (“to live”).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.niˈmat]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.niˈmat]

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• Rhymes: -at

animat (feminine animada, masculine plural animats, feminine plural animades)

1. animate (possessing life)

   Antonym: inanimat

2. (by extension) animate (lively, energetic)
3. (heraldry) indicating that a portion of a charge is different in tincture from rest of the charge, such as with the eyes of an animal or the flames of a grenade

• animadament

animat (feminine animada, masculine plural animats, feminine plural animades)

1. past participle of animar

animat

1. third-person singular present active indicative of animō

animat

1. alternative form of animate

Past participle of anima.

animat m or n (feminine singular animată, masculine plural animați, feminine and neuter plural animate)

1. animated