Ex‐an″i‐mate (?), a. [L. exanimatus, p. p. of exanimare to deprive of life or spirit; ex out + anima air, breath, life, spirit.] 1. Lifeless; dead. “Carcasses exanimate.” Spenser.
2. Destitute of animation; spiritless; disheartened. “Pale... wretch, exanimate by love.” Thomson.