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EXANIMATE

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ex⋅an⋅i⋅mate

  [eg-zan-uh-mit, -meyt, ek-san-]
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–adjective
1. inanimate or lifeless.
2. spiritless; disheartened.
Origin:
1525–35; < L exanimātus (ptp. of exanimāre to deprive of life), equiv. to ex- ex- 1 + anim(a) life, spirit + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
ex⋅an⋅i⋅ma⋅tion, noun
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