inanimatev. t.[Pref. in- in (or intensively) + animate.] To animate.(Donne.)a.[L. inanimatus; pref. in- not + animatus animate.] Not animate; destitute of life or spirit; lifeless; dead; inactive; dull; as, stones and earth are inanimate substances.()Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er grieves. (Byron.)()