Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin exanimāre.

Verb

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esanimàre (first-person singular present esànimo, first-person singular past historic esanimài, past participle esanimàto, auxiliary avére) (literary, transitive, uncommon)

  1. to discourage; to dishearten
    Synonyms: avvilire, demoralizzare; see also Thesaurus:abbattere
  2. to deprive of strength or force; to weaken
    Synonyms: debilitare, spossare; see also Thesaurus:indebolire

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • esanimare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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