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exanimate

exa·ni·mate

UK/ɪɡˈzænɪmeɪt/ uncommon obsolete

adjective

1.

deprived of life; no longer living

  • “a lifeless body”
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Origin

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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