animate vs brace

animate is not a noun while brace is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
animate	No	Yes	Yes	No
brace	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, brace is a hypernym of animate; that is, brace is a word with a broader meaning than animate:

Other hypernyms of animate include arouse, energise, energize, perk up, stimulate.

As verbs, brace is a hypernym of animate; that is, brace is a word with a broader meaning than animate:

Other hypernyms of animate include arouse, energise, energize, perk up, stimulate.

animate (noun)	brace (noun)
	a structural member used to stiffen a framework
	a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
	an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
	a support that steadies or strengthens something else
	elastic straps that hold trousers up
	a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
	either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
	a set of two similar things considered as a unit
	two items of the same kind

animate (adjective)	brace (adjective)
endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life
belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings
endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness

animate (verb)	brace (verb)
give new life or energy to	cause to be alert and energetic
make lively	support by bracing
give lifelike qualities to	support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
heighten or intensify	prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult