| Front | emote \ih-MOHT\ |
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| Back | verb To give expression to emotion especially in acting. ["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"). From the time "emote" was coined in the early 20th century, its use has tended to be less than entirely serious. It most often appears in humorous or deprecating descriptions of the work of actors. It is similarly used to describe theatrical behavior by nonactors, as in this passage by David Fontana, published in The New Republic on March 11, 2012: "We might not want our president to emote about economics or war; but why shouldn't a fan, or for that matter a sports announcer, emote about athletics, which is not after all a matter of world historical importance?"Earliest recorded use: 1917.] "Doctors are trained to always look serious and never emote." |
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