Words from this root (9)
animalistic
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/ˌænɪməˈlɪstɪk/
characteristic of animals; driven by instinct rather than reason
animalism
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/ˈænəməˌlɪzəm/
preoccupation with physical appetites; the doctrine that humans are merely animals
animalcule
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/ˌænɪˈmælkjul/
a microscopic animal, such as an amoeba or other tiny organism
animalhood
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/ˈænɪməlˌhʊd/
the state or condition of being an animal
animalian
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/ˌænɪˈmeɪliən/
of, relating to, or characteristic of animals
animalish
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/ˈænɪməlɪʃ/
resembling an animal; brutish or instinctive in nature
animalize
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/ˈænɪməˌlaɪz/
to make animal-like or sensual; to reduce to a brutish state
exanimate
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/ɛɡˈzænɪmət/
lifeless or spiritless; deprived of animation
reanimate
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/riˈænəˌmeɪt/
to restore to life or activity; to bring back into motion