Antonyms for exanimate


Grammar : Adj
Spell : eg-zan-uh-mit, -meyt, ek-san-
Phonetic Transcription : ɛgˈzæn ə mɪt, -ˌmeɪt, ɛkˈsæn-


Definition of exanimate

Origin :
  • 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- (see ex-) + animare (see animate).
  • As in inanimate : adj not alive, not organic
  • As in late : adj dead
  • As in lifeless : adj not living, not containing living things
  • As in insentient : adj inanimate
  • As in deceased : adj dead
  • As in defunct : adj extinct, not functioning
  • As in extinct : adj dead, obsolete
Example sentences :
  • So long as I do not exanimate you with my letters, I remain content.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, September 2nd, 1893 » by Various
  • Had it been downright misery she would have looked about her with less of her exanimate glassiness.
  • Extract from : « Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete » by George Meredith
  • Thou shalt, when exanimate, be that which thou wert before thou wast animate.
  • Extract from : « The City of God, Volume II » by Aurelius Augustine
  • The frozen lash was soon severed and the two exanimate bodies lifted in eager hands.
  • Extract from : « The Promise » by James B. Hendryx

Synonyms for exanimate

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