encourage vs animate

encourage is not an adjective while animate is an adjective.

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

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

Other hypernyms of encourage include enliven, exalt, inspire, invigorate.

encourage (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

encourage (verb)	animate (verb)
spur on	give new life or energy to
inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to	make lively
contribute to the progress or growth of	give lifelike qualities to
	heighten or intensify