inanimate
in·an·i·mate
inanimate · inanimates
Something that is not aliveSomething that is not alive.
/ɪnˈænɪmət/
» Stop threatening inanimate objects, they can't hear you.
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1 senses(rare)Something that is not alive.
Examples
2 sentencesStop threatening inanimate objects, they can't hear you.
The spirits can be good or evil and can inhabit inanimate objects.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English inanimat(e), from Late Latin inanimātus, from Latin in- + anInherited from Middle English inanimat(e), from Late Latin inanimātus, from Latin in- + animātus (“animated”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, in- + animate. The noun was derived by substantivization from the adjective, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).
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Forms
plural: inanimates| Singular | inanimate |
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