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exanimate.

Lifeless, not or no longer living, dead.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɪɡˈzænɪmɪt/
  1. Lifeless, not or no longer living, dead.

  2. Spiritless, dispirited, disheartened, not lively.

Where this word comes from

From Latin exanimātus, perfect passive participle of exanimō (see ex-, -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from Latin ex- + animō, from anima (“soul, spirit, breath”); see anima. The verb derives from the adjective, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

verb/ɪɡˈzænɪmeɪt/
  1. To deprive of animation or of life.

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Latin exanimātus, perfect passive participle of exanimō (see ex-, -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from Latin ex- + animō, from anima (“soul, spirit, breath”); see anima. The verb derives from the adjective, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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