different between emote vs emotionalize

English

Etymology

Back-formation from emotion.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??mo?t/
• Rhymes: -??t

Verb

emote (third-person singular simple present emotes, present participle emoting, simple past and past participle emoted)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To display (emotions) openly, especially while acting.
   • 1999, Jack and Jill (TV, episode 1.07)

     Clint Eastwood, huh? You don't see him emoting all over the place, and what woman doesn't want to get down with "Dirty Harry," huh?

   • 2017, Laurie Frederik, ?Kim Marra, ?Catherine A. Schuler, Showing Off, Showing Up (page 55)

     In the Latin category, dancers begin the round in carnival mode, bouncing and curving voltas traveling down the length of the floor, emoting happy celebration in a Brazilianesque samba.

2. (transitive) To induce an emotion in.
3. (intransitive, Internet, text messaging) To perform a virtual action, presented to other users as reported speech, rather than sending a direct message.

Derived terms

Related terms

Noun

emote (plural emotes)

1. (Internet, text messaging) A virtual action, presented to other users as reported speech, rather than a direct message.
2. (Internet, Twitch-speak) Short for emoticon.

References

• “emote”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• emeto-

Latin

Participle

?m?te

1. vocative masculine singular of ?m?tus

English

Etymology

emotional +? -ize

Verb

emotionalize (third-person singular simple present emotionalizes, present participle emotionalizing, simple past and past participle emotionalized)

1. To give something an emotional quality.
2. To make an emotional display.

See also

• emote