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ex-ănĭmis , e, and ex-ănĭmus , a, um (cf. Wagner ad Verg. A. 4, 8; the latter form common in the plur., of which the former has only exanimes, nom. and acc.), adj. anima,
I.lifeless, dead (mostly postAug.; not in Cic. and Caes.; cf.: inanimis, exanimatus, mortuus).
I. Lit.
(α). Form exanimis: “(columba) Decidit exanimis,” Verg. A. 5, 517; cf. id. ib. 5, 481: “ut exanimem labentem ex equo Scipionem vidit,” Liv. 25, 34 fin.: “aliquamdiu jacuit,” Suet. Caes. 82 et saep.: “corpus,” Ov. M. 14, 728; 10, 721; 13, 438; Plin. Ep. 3, 14, 2; Curt. 8, 11, 16; 9, 5, 8; Plin. 9, 21, 38, § 74: “caro,” id. 11, 33, 39, § 114; Quint. 4, 2, 13; cf. “artus,” Ov. M. 2, 336.—Poet.: “gelidae exanimesque favillae,” i. e. dead, extinguished, Stat. Th. 12, 418: “hiems,” i. e. calm, without wind, id. ib. 7, 88.—
(β). Form exanimus: “pueri,” Lucr. 6, 1256: “nos juvenem exanimum ... vano maesti comitamur honore,” Verg. A. 11, 51: “pacem me exanimis et Martis sorte peremptis Oratis?” id. ib. 11, 110: “partim exanimos ante vallum aut in amnem Rhenum proiciunt,” Tac. A. 1, 32: “corpus exanimum,” Lucr. 6, 705; so, “corpus (corpora),” id. 6, 1273; Col. 12, 45, 4; Curt. 10, 10, 12; Verg. A. 1, 484; 6, 149; 9, 444; Liv. 25, 26; Plin. 10, 3, 3, § 8.—As subst.: exănĭma , ōrum, n., lifeless things, Lact. 2, 2, 17; id. Epit. 25, 15.—
II. Transf., half dead with fear, terrified, dismayed (very rare; “only in form exanimis): audiit exanimis,” Verg. A. 4, 672; cf. Hor. S. 1, 1, 76; 2, 6, 114; Liv. 1, 25, 6.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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