Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Exanimate · Ex·an·i·mate · IPA /ɪɡˈzænɪmɪt/ a. v. t. 01 a. Lifeless; dead. 1. Lifeless; dead.[R.] 2. Destitute of animation; spiritless; disheartened.[R.] 02 v. t. To deprive of animation or of life. 1. To deprive of animation or of life.[Obs.]