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exanimate definition

ex·ani·mate (eks an′ə mit)

adjective

  1. dead; inanimate
  2. without animation; spiritless; inert

Etymology: L exanimatus, pp. of exanimare, to deprive of air, kill < ex-, out of + anima, air, spirit (see animal) + -ate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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