animat

First used by S. W. Wilson in 1991.

animat (plural animats)

1. An artificial animal.

• robot

• Mantia, manati, manita

From Latin animat-, stem of animātus, perfect passive participle of animō (“I live”).

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ə.niˈmat/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /a.niˈmat/
• Rhymes: -at

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

1. animate (possessing life)
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

animat m (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