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animate vs ginger up

ginger up vs animate

animate is an adjective but ginger up is not an adjective.

animate and ginger up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
animate No Yes Yes No
ginger up No No Yes No
As verbs, ginger up is a hyponym of animate; that is, ginger up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than animate:
  • animate: make lively
  • ginger up: make more interesting or lively
Other hyponyms of animate include jazz up, juice up, pep up, inspirit, spirit, spirit up.
animate (adjective) ginger up (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) ginger up (verb)
give new life or energy to make more interesting or lively
make lively
give lifelike qualities to
heighten or intensify
Difference between animate and ginger up

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