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in⋅an⋅i⋅mate

  [in-an-uh-mit]
–adjective
1. not animate; lifeless.
2. spiritless; sluggish; dull.
3. Linguistics. belonging to a syntactic category or having a semantic feature that is characteristic of words denoting objects, concepts, and beings regarded as lacking perception and volition (opposed to animate ).
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Origin:
1555–65; < LL inanimātus. See in- 3 , animate

Related forms:
in⋅an⋅i⋅mate⋅ly, adverb
in⋅an⋅i⋅mate⋅ness, in⋅an⋅i⋅ma⋅tion  [in-an-uh-mey-shuhn] , noun

Synonyms:
1. inorganic, vegetable, mineral; inert, dead. 2. inactive, dormant, torpid.
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in·an·i·mate   (ĭn-ān'ə-mĭt)   
adj.  

  1. Not having the qualities associated with active, living organisms. See Synonyms at dead.

  2. Not animated or energetic; dull.

  3. Grammar Belonging to the class of nouns that stand for nonliving things: The word car is inanimate; the word dog is animate.

in·an'i·mate·ly adv., in·an'i·mate·ness n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in·an·i·mate
Pronunciation: (')in-'an-&-m&t
Function: adjective
: not animate: a : not endowed withlife or spirit b : lacking consciousness or power of motion
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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inanimate in·an·i·mate (ĭn-ān'ə-mĭt)
adj.
Not having the qualities associated with active, living organisms; not animate.

in·an'i·mate·ness n.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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