- emote
- intransitive verb (emoted; emoting) Etymology: back-formation from emotion Date: 1917 to give expression to emotion especially in acting • emoter noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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emote — is a back formation meaning ‘to express emotion’. It is first recorded in America in 1917, and although it was once largely restricted to the language of ballet and theatre critics and to photography it has expanded more recently into general… … Modern English usage
emote — 1917, Amer.Eng., back formation from EMOTION (Cf. emotion). Related: Emoted; emoting … Etymology dictionary
emote — [v] express emotion act, dramatize, exaggerate, ham it up*, overact, overdramatize, overplay; concept 292 … New thesaurus
emote — ► VERB ▪ portray emotion in an exaggerated way. ORIGIN back formation from EMOTION(Cf. ↑emotionless) … English terms dictionary
emote — ☆ emote [ē mōt′, imōt′ ] vi. emoted, emoting [back form. < EMOTION] Informal to act in an emotional or theatrical manner while, or as though, playing a role in a drama: often used humorously … English World dictionary
emote — UK [ɪˈməʊt] / US [ɪˈmoʊt] verb [intransitive] Word forms emote : present tense I/you/we/they emote he/she/it emotes present participle emoting past tense emoted past participle emoted to express an emotion in a very obvious way … English dictionary
Emote — Als Emote werden der Ausdruck von Emotionen bzw. bestimmte Animationen eines Charakters in Rollenspielen bezeichnet, die durch den Spieler ausgelöst werden und hauptsächlich zur Unterhaltung dienen, manchmal aber auch zum Ärgern anderer Spieler… … Deutsch Wikipedia
emote — emoter, n. /i moht /, v.i., emoted, emoting. 1. to show or pretend emotion: to emote over the beauties of nature. 2. to portray emotion in acting, esp. exaggeratedly or ineptly; behave theatrically: The actress emoted for all she was worth. [1915 … Universalium
emote — e|mote [ıˈməut US ıˈmout] v [I] [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: emotion] to clearly show emotion, especially when you are acting ▪ Siskind encourages the children to emote to the music as they dance … Dictionary of contemporary English
emote — /iˈmoʊt/ (say ee moht), /ə / (say uh ) verb (emoted, emoting) Colloquial –verb (i) 1. to show or affect emotion. 2. (derogatory) to behave in an overdone and theatrical fashion. –verb (t) 3. to perform with visible emotion: to emote a song.… …
