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单词 exanimate
释义

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
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
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