excite vs animate

excite is not an adjective while animate is an adjective.

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

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

excite (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

excite (verb)	animate (verb)
act as a stimulant	give new life or energy to
produce a magnetic field in	make lively
raise to a higher energy level	give lifelike qualities to
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of	heighten or intensify
to evoke sexual feelings
arouse or elicit a feeling
cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
stir feelings in