单词 | exanimate |
释义 | exanimateadj. 1. a. Deprived of life, lifeless, dead; rarely of an inorganic substance = inanimate adj. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > absence of life or consciousness > [adjective] lifelessOE unlivingOE bloodless and bonelessOE deadlya1225 dead1430 natureless1548 exanimate1552 inanimatea1555 unlively1563 spiritless1570 unquickened1610 unanimate1615 inanimal1623 inanimated1646 unvital1661 unanimated1697 unbreathing1709 unconscious1744 pulseless1820 azoic1854 not-living1869 abiotic1873 unvitalized1874 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Exanimate or kylled, confectus. 1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus ii. f. 23 So vp he rais into ane stakkerand stait, As he had bene fra wit exanimat. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. xii. sig. Z7v Ships, which had beene wrecked late..stuck, with carcases exanimate. 1635 J. Swan Speculum Mundi ix. §1. 476 Oftentimes by dust and knocks..they [sc. bears] are almost exanimate and without life. 1806 J. Grahame Birds Scotl. 114 The circling halo beamed..Upon that face, clothed in a smile benign, Though yet exanimate. 1847 H. Miller First Impressions Eng. ii. 25 It is a petrifaction—a fossil..an exanimate stone. 1858 Chambers's Jrnl. 9 338 Thither, almost exanimate from fright..was he conveyed. b. Lifeless in appearance; without respiration. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > unconsciousness > [adjective] insensible1426 senselessa1547 deadly1548 unsensible1568 slumbered1590 exanimate1619 lifeless1668 unconscious1832 impassive1846 1619 T. Lushington Serm. in Phenix (1708) II. 490 They were exanimate; but whether that Fit held them only by way of Syncope, or [etc.]. 1837 E. Howard Old Commodore I. 219 Exanimate, collapsed, the Commodore..was..lifted on board. 1849 E. Bulwer-Lytton Caxtons III. xviii. viii. 305 Squills again closed his eyes, and became exanimate. 2. Deprived or destitute of animation or courage; spiritless. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [adjective] > lacking animation deadOE lifelessOE unquickc1475 exanimate?c1550 flat1604 unsprighty1607 spiritless1609 dead-alive1617 fireless1647 uninformed1709 inanimate1713 unanimated1734 nerveless1735 inanimated1753 dispirited1758 dead and alive1863 unalive1905 pepless1909 zipless1922 soggy1928 undead1936 the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adjective] > lacking vigour, strength, or spirit bloodlessc1225 feeble1340 languoring?c1425 languid1646 chlorotic1764 exanimate1841 limp1853 anaemic1898 brain-dead1972 ?c1550 tr. P. Vergil Eng. Hist. (1846) I. 185 At whose fall the residew became so hartelesse and exanimate that..they were all slayne. 1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. 253 Out of heart, crest-faln, exanimate. 1728 J. Thomson Spring 51 The grey Morn Lifts her pale Lustre on the paler Wretch, Exanimate by Love. 1807 J. Barlow Columbiad v. 206 Pale, curbed, exanimate, in dull despair. 1841 Fraser's Mag. 25 217 The comparatively exanimate productions of a hundred moralists. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online September 2018). exanimatev. rare in modern use. Thesaurus » Categories » a. To deprive of life; to kill. b. To deprive of the appearance of life; to render breathless or unconscious. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > unconsciousness > deprive of consciousness [verb (transitive)] exanimate1593 astound1600 disself1606 unsense1611 dissense1619 1593 B. Barnes Parthenophil & Parthenophe 39 Thy loue which doth each part exanimate. 1650 T. Venner Via Recta (rev. ed.) ix. 225 A strong Charcoal-fire..will, quickly exanimate you, and cast you into a sowne. 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Physical Inst. i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. D4v That they might exanimate..all those whose life..they envy or hate. c. figurative. humorous. To knock the breath out of. ΚΠ 1878 Fraser's Mag. 17 738 Mr. Sayce has furnished enough grammatical details, not only to ‘flutter’ the Aryans, but to exanimate most believers in a grammar at all. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > make dejected [verb (transitive)] drearya1300 discomfortc1325 batec1380 to cast downa1382 to throw downa1382 dullc1386 faintc1386 discomfita1425 discourage1436 sinkc1440 mischeera1450 discheerc1454 amatea1500 bedowa1522 damp1548 quail1548 dash1550 exanimate1552 afflict1561 dank1565 disanimate1565 sadden1565 languish1566 deject1581 dumpc1585 unheart1593 mope1596 chill1597 sour1600 disgallant1601 disheart1603 dishearten1606 fainten1620 depress1624 sullen1628 tristitiate1628 disliven1631 dampen1633 weigh1640 out-spirit1643 dispirit1647 flat1649 funeralize1654 hearta1658 disencourage1659 attrist1680 flatten1683 dismalizec1735 blue-devil1812 out-heart1845 downweigh1851 to get down1861 frigidize1868 languor1891 downcast1914 neg1987 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum 1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Pistles in tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Gvj These two doth much exanimate, And strykes the hart full coulde. 1638 A. Read Treat. 1st Pt. Chirurg. ii. 14 Ustion..is horrible to the..apprehension; for it doth in a manner exanimat cowardly persons. 1668 J. Flavell Saint Indeed 203 If it be attended..with suffering it will exanimate and sink him. Derivatives eˈxanimated adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adjective] > spiritless comfortless1387 weak-hearta1425 unheartyc1440 sprightlessa1522 blate1535 weak-hearted1544 tame1563 spiritless1595 dismettled1660 exanimated1689 poor-spirited1749 milksoppish1852 unantagonistic1858 springless1869 spunkless1882 milksoppy1886 gritless1892 1689 T. Plunket Char. Good Commander 3 But our brave Hero, whom I now describe, Is none of that exanimated Tribe. eˈxanimating adj. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > [adjective] fatalc1386 slaying1398 killing1435 dispatchinga1564 exanimating1607 dispatchful1608 feral1621 murdering1790 martyring1830 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 437 The old Magicians by reason of this exanimating property, did not a little glory in these beasts. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.?c1550v.1552 |
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