Definition of EXANIMATE

exanimate

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • deprived of life; no longer living

Adj

  • Lifeless, not or no longer living, dead.
  • Spiritless, dispirited, disheartened, not lively.

Verb

  • To deprive of animation or of life.

Origin / Etymology

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).

Synonyms

dejected, lifeless

Scrabble Score: 18

exanimate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
exanimate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
exanimate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

exanimate is a valid Words With Friends word