exanimate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Lifeless, not or no longer living, dead.
  2. Spiritless, dispirited, disheartened, not lively.
verb
  1. To deprive of animation or of life.

Pronunciation

/ɪɡˈzænɪmɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-exanimate1.wav /ɪɡˈzænɪmeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-exanimate2.wav

Word forms

exanimate more exanimate most exanimate exanimates exanimating exanimated

Etymology

From Latin exanimātus, perfect passive participle of exanimō (see ex-, -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from Latin ex- + animō, from anima (“soul, spirit, breath”); see anima. The verb derives from the adjective, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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