EXANIMATE is a 9 letter word that starts with E.

1. \Ex*an"i*mate\, a. [L. exanimatus, p. p. of exanimare
   to deprive of life or spirit; ex out + anima air, breath,
   life, spirit.]
   1. Lifeless; dead. [R.] ``Carcasses exanimate.'' --Spenser.
   
   2. Destitute of animation; spiritless; disheartened. [R.]
      ``Pale . . . wretch, exanimate by love.'' --Thomson.
   
   

2. \Ex*an"i*mate\, v. t.
   To deprive of animation or of life. [Obs.]