exanimate
pronunciation
How to pronounce exanimate in British English:
UK [ɪg'zænɪmɪt]
How to pronounce exanimate in American English:
US [ɪg'zænəmɪt]
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- Adjective:
- deprived of life; no longer living
Word Origin
- exanimate (adj.)
- 1530s, from Latin exanimatus "lifeless, dead," past participle of exanimare "to deprive of air or breath; tire, fatigue; to deprive of life; to terrify," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + animare "give breath to" (see animate (v.)). Related: Exanimation.