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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