Definition of Inanemate
In*an"i*mate (?), v. t. [Pref. in-
in (or intensively) + animate.] To animate.
[Obs.] Donne.
In*an"i*mate (?), 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.
Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er
grieves. Byron.
Syn. -- Lifeless; dead; inert; inactive; dull; soulless;
spiritless. See Lifeless.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- lacking the quality or ability of motion; as an inanimate object
- not being, and never having been alive
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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