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Inanition (gcide) | Inanition \In`a*ni"tion\, n. [F. inanition, L. inanitio
emptiness, fr. inanire to empty, fr. inanis empty. Cf.
Inane.]
The condition of being inane; emptiness; lack of fullness, as
in the vessels of the body; hence, specifically, exhaustion
from lack of food, either from partial or complete
starvation, or from a disorder of the digestive apparatus,
producing the same result.
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Feeble from inanition, inert from weariness. --Landor.
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Repletion and inanition may both do harm in two
contrary extremes. --Burton.
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inanition (wn) | inanition
n 1: weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy
[syn: inanition, lassitude, lethargy, slackness]
2: exhaustion resulting from lack of food |
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Exinanition (gcide) | Exinanition \Ex*in`a*ni"tion\n. [L. exinanitio.]
An emptying; an enfeebling; exhaustion; humiliation. [Obs.]
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Fastings to the exinanition of spirits. --Jer. Taylor.
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inanition (wn) | inanition
n 1: weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy
[syn: inanition, lassitude, lethargy, slackness]
2: exhaustion resulting from lack of food |
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