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Disanimate

Disanimate \Dis*an"i*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disanimated; p. pr. & vb. n. Disanimating.]

  1. To deprive of life. [R.]
    --Cudworth.

  2. To deprive of spirit; to dishearten.
    --Shak.

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disanimate

vb. 1 (context transitive English) To deprive of life. 2 (context transitive English) To deprive of spirit; to dishearten.