arouse vs animate

arouse is not an adjective while animate is an adjective.

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

As verbs, animate is a hyponym of arouse; that is, animate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than arouse:

arouse (adjective)	animate (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

arouse (verb)	animate (verb)
cause to be alert and energetic	give new life or energy to
cause to become awake or conscious	make lively
stop sleeping	give lifelike qualities to
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic	heighten or intensify
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
to evoke sexual feelings
to begin moving