exanimate
American
[eg-zan-uh-mit, -meyt, ek-san-]
/ ɛgˈzæn ə mɪt, -ˌmeɪt, ɛkˈsæn- /
adjective
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inanimate or lifeless.
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spiritless; disheartened.
exanimate
British
/ ɪɡˈzænɪmɪt, -ˌmeɪt /
adjective
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Etymology
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 -ate 1
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