animate vs excite

animate is an adjective but excite is not an adjective.

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

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

Other hypernyms of animate include shake, shake up, stimulate, stir.

animate (adjective)	excite (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)	excite (verb)
give new life or energy to	act as a stimulant
make lively	produce a magnetic field in
give lifelike qualities to	raise to a higher energy level
heighten or intensify	stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
	to evoke sexual feelings
	arouse or elicit a feeling
	cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
	stir feelings in