Animate and Snuff

Opposite meaning words

Animate verb - To give life, vigor, or spirit to.

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Snuff is an antonym for animate.

Snuff verb - To put to death deliberately.

Usage example: the proprietor of the boarding house had apparently snuffed almost 50 old men before she was caught

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Animate is an antonym for snuff.

Nearby Words: snuffle, snuffled, snuffed, snuffing, snuffy

animate hair

snuff hair

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