emote

[ ih-moht ]

/ ɪˈmoʊt /

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verb (used without object), e·mot·ed, e·mot·ing.

to show or pretend emotion: to emote over the beauties of nature.

to portray emotion in acting, especially exaggeratedly or ineptly; behave theatrically: The actress emoted for all she was worth.

Digital Technology. (in an online chat or video game) to give a conventionalized descriptive account of an action or emotion or prompt one’s in-game avatar to perform an animated action or emotion using a command or code: To emote, type a forward slash and one of the commands from the list in chat.

noun Digital Technology.

(in an online chat or video game) a typed command or code that is translated into a descriptive account of an action or emotion, or that causes one’s in-game avatar to perform an action or emotion: Standard emotes in online video games allow you to cheer, greet, and thank other characters.
(in a video game) the animation that is performed when such a code is entered: The first thing I do in a new game is check out my character’s dance emote.

(in an online chat) a posted image, especially on the Twitch streaming video channel, that has a fixed but nontransparent meaning in the video gaming community: Classic emotes feature popular streamers making faces.

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Origin of emote

An Americanism first recorded in 1915–20; Americanism; back formation from emotion

OTHER WORDS FROM emote

e·mot·er, nouno·ver·e·mote, verb (used without object), o·ver·e·mot·ed, o·ver·e·mot·ing.

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How to use emote in a sentence

Customized, branded emotes are one of the ways that companies are trying to make it easier for live-streamers to make money off of their shows.
Odell Beckham Jr. turned to Mojichat’s advertising features during his inaugural live-stream|Jonathan Shieber|October 9, 2020|TechCrunch
On TV, emoting works a lot better, and so Julie here gets the job done.
The Opening Salvo of 2014|Michael Tomasky|July 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But of course talking about all that is explaining, not emoting.
The Opening Salvo of 2014|Michael Tomasky|July 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
All of the emoting about “supporting the troops” cannot disguise this reality.
Afghanistan: Obama’s Moment of Decision|Andrew J. Bacevich|June 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Emoting more, as critics have demanded, would not have plugged the damn hole.
Obama's Next Trick: Live from the Oval Office!|Mark McKinnon|June 14, 2010|DAILY BEAST
"I'm sorry, madame," I said standing and walking over to where Tony was emoting, with the back of his hand pressed to his eyes.
Tinker's Dam|Joseph Tinker

British Dictionary definitions for emote

emote

/ (ɪˈməʊt) /

verb

(intr) to display exaggerated emotion, as in acting; behave theatrically

Derived forms of emote

emoter, noun

Word Origin for emote

C20: back formation from emotion

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