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animate vs pep up

pep up vs animate

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

animate and pep up both are verbs.

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

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