exanimate

[ eg-zan-uh-mit, -meyt, ek-san- ]

/ ɛgˈzæn ə mɪt, -ˌmeɪt, ɛkˈsæn- /

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adjective

inanimate or lifeless.

spiritless; disheartened.

Origin of exanimate

1525–35; <Latin exanimātus (past participle of exanimāre to deprive of life), equivalent to ex-ex-¹ + anim(a) life, spirit + -ātus-ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM exanimate

ex·an·i·ma·tion, noun

Words nearby exanimate

examinee, examine-in-chief, examiner, examinership, example, exanimate, ex animo, ex ante, exanthem, exanthema, exanthema subitum

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Example sentences from the Web for exanimate

Had it been downright misery she would have looked about her with less of her exanimate glassiness.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete|George Meredith
So long as I do not exanimate you with my letters, I remain content.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, September 2nd, 1893|Various
Thou shalt, when exanimate, be that which thou wert before thou wast animate.
The City of God, Volume II|Aurelius Augustine
The frozen lash was soon severed and the two exanimate bodies lifted in eager hands.
The Promise|James B. Hendryx

British Dictionary definitions for exanimate

exanimate

/ (ɪɡˈzænɪmɪt, -ˌmeɪt) /

adjective

rare lacking life; inanimate

Derived forms of exanimate

exanimation, noun

Word Origin for exanimate

C16: from Latin exanimāre to deprive of air, kill, from anima breath, spirit

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单词	exanimate
释义	exanimate [ eg-zan-uh-mit, -meyt, ek-san- ] / ɛgˈzæn ə mɪt, -ˌmeɪt, ɛkˈsæn- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR exanimate ON THESAURUS.COM adjective inanimate or lifeless. spiritless; disheartened. Origin of exanimate 1525–35; <Latin exanimātus (past participle of exanimāre to deprive of life), equivalent to ex-ex-¹ + anim(a) life, spirit + -ātus-ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM exanimate ex·an·i·ma·tion, noun Words nearby exanimate examinee, examine-in-chief, examiner, examinership, example, exanimate, ex animo, ex ante, exanthem, exanthema, exanthema subitum Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for exanimate Had it been downright misery she would have looked about her with less of her exanimate glassiness. Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete\|George Meredith So long as I do not exanimate you with my letters, I remain content. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, September 2nd, 1893\|Various Thou shalt, when exanimate, be that which thou wert before thou wast animate. The City of God, Volume II\|Aurelius Augustine The frozen lash was soon severed and the two exanimate bodies lifted in eager hands. The Promise\|James B. Hendryx British Dictionary definitions for exanimate exanimate / (ɪɡˈzænɪmɪt, -ˌmeɪt) / adjective rare lacking life; inanimate Derived forms of exanimate exanimation, noun Word Origin for exanimate C16: from Latin exanimāre to deprive of air, kill, from anima breath, spirit Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to exanimate previous, past, sometime, old, once, barren, bare, inert, uninhabited, comatose, departed, vanished, obsolete, nonexistent, insensate, gone, lost, finished, cold, former
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exanimate

adjective

Origin of exanimate

OTHER WORDS FROM exanimate

Words nearby exanimate

Example sentences from the Web for exanimate

British Dictionary definitions for exanimate

adjective

Derived forms of exanimate

Word Origin for exanimate

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