GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Inanimate , v. t. [Pref. in- in (or intensively) + animate.] To animate. [Obs.]
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   Inanimate , a. [L. inanimatus; pref. in- not + animatus animate.] Not animate; destitute of life or spirit; lifeless; dead; inactive; dull; as, stones and earth are inanimate substances.
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   Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er grieves.
   Byron.
   Syn. -- Lifeless; dead; inert; inactive; dull; soulless; spiritless. See Lifeless.
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