exanimate

[ eg-zan-uh-mit, -meyt, ek-san- ]
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adjective
  1. inanimate or lifeless.

  2. spiritless; disheartened.

Origin of exanimate

1
1525–35; <Latin exanimātus (past participle of exanimāre to deprive of life), equivalent to ex-ex-1 + anim(a) life, spirit + -ātus-ate1

Other words from exanimate

  • ex·an·i·ma·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for exanimate

exanimate

/ (ɪɡˈzænɪmɪt, -ˌmeɪt) /


adjective
  1. rare lacking life; inanimate

Origin of exanimate

1
C16: from Latin exanimāre to deprive of air, kill, from anima breath, spirit

Derived forms of exanimate

  • exanimation, noun

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