exinanite

Exinanite

Ex*in"a*nite\, v. t. [L. exinanitus, p. p. of exinanire; ex out (intens.) + inanire to make empty, inanis, empty.] To make empty; to render of no effect; to humble. [Obs.] --Bp. Pearson.
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