Inanimate
Pronunciation : In*an"i*mate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Pref. in- in (or intensively) + animate.]
Definition : Defn: To animate. [Obs.] Donne.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : In*an"i*mate
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. inanimatus; pref. in- not + animatus animate.]
Definition : Defn: Not animate; destitute of life or spirit; lifeless; dead; inactive; dull; as, stones and earth are inanimate substances. Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er grieves. Byron.
Syn. -- Lifeless; dead; inert; inactive; dull; soulless; spiritless. See Lifeless.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913