EXANIMATE


Meaning of EXANIMATE in English

— exanimation , n.

/eg zan"euh mit, -mayt', ek san"-/ , adj.

1. inanimate or lifeless.

2. spiritless; disheartened.

[ 1525-35; exanimatus (ptp. of exanimare to deprive of life), equiv. to ex- EX- 1 + anim ( a ) life, spirit + -atus -ATE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .