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- Latin · derived fromexanimātus
- English todayexanimate
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).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.