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{UAH} WORD OF THE DAY February 19, 2019- emote

 
 
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WORD OF THE DAY
February 19, 2019
 
 
 
 
 

emote Audio pronunciation

 
verb | ih-MOHT  
 
Definition
 
:
to give expression to emotion especially in acting
 
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Emote is an example of what linguists call a back-formation—that is, a word formed by trimming down an existing word (in this case, emotion). As is sometimes the case with back-formations, emote has since its coinage in the early 20th century tended toward use that is less than entirely serious. It frequently appears in humorous or deprecating descriptions of the work of actors, and is similarly used to describe theatrical behavior by nonactors. Though a writer sometimes wants us to take someone's "emoting" seriously, a phrase like "expressing emotion" avoids the chance that we will hear some snideness in the writer's words.
 
 
Examples of EMOTE
 
"It's not always immediately obvious, but sometimes you fall in love with a band for the way the singers emote."
— James ReedThe Boston Globe, 24 Jan. 2012
 
"Aiming for a higher quality than masks allowed, the makeup artist John Chambers developed a new type of foam rubber and created facial appliances that allowed actors to talk and emote."
— Andrew R. ChowThe New York Times, 31 Dec. 2018
 
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