† pre-inanimatev.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To animate, infuse with life; to inspire beforehand.
ΘΚΠ
the world > life > source or principle of life > giving of life > give life [verb (transitive)]
wrecchec897
quickOE
soulOE
aquicka1000
quickena1382
vivificate?a1475
live1483
envive1523
embreathea1529
instruct1532
animate1533
vivify1545
enlive1593
inanimate1610
vegetate1620
interanimatea1631
pre-inanimatea1631
enliven1631
vive1637
suscitate1646
a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1953) VI. 212 When he was to re-inanimate him with his spirit; rather, to pre-inanimate him; for, indeed, no man hath a soule till he have grace.
a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1954) VII. 353 That power of that Grace, that prevents and preinanimates that action.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
<
v.a1631