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Latin
Etymology
From ex- (“out of, from”) + animō (“fill with breath or air; enliven, animate”).
Pronunciation
Verb
exanimō (present infinitive exanimāre, perfect active exanimāvī, supine exanimātum); first conjugation
- to deprive of air or wind; deflate; weaken, exhaust
- to deprive of life, kill, wear out
- (in a passive sense) to be out of breath, be weakened or be exhausted
- (in a passive sense) to be deprived of life, be killed, or be dead
- (figuratively) to deprive of spirit or life; alarm or terrify greatly, stun; agitate, trouble
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References
- “exanimo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “exanimo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- exanimo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to run till one is out of breath: cursu exanimari (B.G. 2. 23. 1)
- a man is paralysed with fear: metus aliquem exanimat (Mil. 24. 65)