Animate and Excite

Animate

Animate verb - To give life, vigor, or spirit to.
Usage example: Mr. Clark animates history for his sixth graders by frequently showing up for class dressed like some famous historical figure

Excite is a synonym for animate in spirit topic. In some cases you can use "Excite" instead a verb "Animate", when it comes to topics like action, encourage, exhilarate, enliven.

Excite

Excite verb - To rouse to strong feeling or action.
Usage example: televised pictures of the victims of the famine that would excite any viewer to pity

Animate is a synonym for excite in thrill topic. You can use "Animate" instead a verb "Excite", if it concerns topics such as activity, spirit, action, encourage.

Common collocations

people animate people excite people
myself animate myself excite myself
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