brute vs animate being

brute and animate being both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
brute	Yes	Yes	No	No
animate being	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, brute and animate being are synonyms defined as:

brute and animate being: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

Other synonyms of brute include animal, beast, creature, fauna.

brute (noun)	animate being (noun)
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement	a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
a cruelly rapacious person

brute (adjective)	animate being (adjective)
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility