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terrible anguish in the waiting-room till the surgeon arrived.
--v. 3 disturb, upset, distress, afflict, trouble; torment,
torture: The anguished cries of prisoners could be heard.
animal n. 1 creature, being, mammal, organism: Scientists are
unlikely to employ the popular division of all things into
animal, vegetable, or mineral. 2 beast, brute, savage, monster:
Think of the poor girl married to that animal!
--adj. 3 zoological, zooid, animalistic: The sponge is a
member of the animal kingdom. 4 physical, fleshly, sensual,
gross, coarse, unrefined, uncultured, uncultivated, rude,
carnal, crude, bestial, beastlike, subhuman: His animal
appetites occasionally got the better of him.
animate v. 1 activate, enliven, invigorate, stimulate, inspirit,
excite, stir, vitalize, spark, vivify, revitalize, breathe life
into, innervate: A little enthusiasm would have animated their
dull relationship. 2 inspire, inspirit, stimulate, actuate,
move, motivate, incite, rouse, arouse, excite, fire (up),
encourage, energize, vitalize, spur (on or onwards): He spent
the few minutes before the battle in animating his soldiers.
--adj. 3 lively, spirited, vivacious, animated, quick: A
courser more animate of eye, Of form more faultless never had
been seen. 4 alive, moving, breathing, Archaic quick: Although
they move, plants are not considered to be animate.
animated adj. 1 lively, quick, spirited, active, vivacious, energetic,
vigorous, excited, ebullient, enthusiastic, dynamic, vibrant,
ardent, enlivened, passionate, impassioned, fervent: In the
corner, Terence was engaged in an animated conversation with
Mary. 2 mechanical, automated, lifelike, moving: Each
Christmas, the shop has an animated window display.
animation n. 1 spirit, spiritedness, vitality, dash, ‚lan, zest, fervour,
verve, liveliness, fire, ardour, ardency, exhilaration,
intensity, energy, pep, dynamism, enthusiasm, excitement,
vigour, vivacity: Johnson was in high spirits, talking with
great animation. 2 enlivenment, liveliness, energizing,
invigoration, enlivening, innervation: The scout leader was
credited with the animation of the youths in his care.