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deanimating

deanimating is the present participle and gerund of deanimate.

Meaning of deanimate

Verb

deanimate (third-person singular simple present deanimates, present participle deanimating, simple past and past participle deanimated)

  1. (transitive) To reverse the animation of; to remove the life force from.
    • Near-synonym: devitalize
    Synonyms:
    devitalize

Questions about deanimating

What is deanimating the present participle and gerund of?
Deanimating is the present participle and gerund of deanimate.

Words near deanimating in the dictionary

  1. deanimalizes
  2. deanimalizing
  3. deanimate
  4. deanimated
  5. deanimates
  6. deanimating
  7. deanimation
  8. deaning
  9. Deanna
  10. deannex
  11. deannexation

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