excite
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verb (used with object), ex·cit·ed, ex·cit·ing.
1.
to arouse or stir up the emotions or feelings of: to excite a person to anger; actions that excited his father's wrath.
2.
to arouse or stir up (emotions or feelings): to excite jealousy or hatred.
3.
to cause; awaken: to excite interest or curiosity.
4.
to stir to action; provoke or stir up: to excite a dog by baiting him.
5.
Physiology. to stimulate: to excite a nerve.
6.
Electricity. to supply with electricity for producing electric activity or a magnetic field: to excite a dynamo.
7.
Physics. to raise (an atom, molecule, etc.) to an excited state.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English < Latin excitāre, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + citāre, frequentative of ciēre to set in motion
1300–50; Middle English < Latin excitāre, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + citāre, frequentative of ciēre to set in motion
Related forms
pre·ex·cite, verb (used with object), pre·ex·cit·ed, pre·ex·cit·ing.
Synonyms
1. stir, awaken, stimulate, animate, kindle, inflame. 2. evoke. 4. disturb, agitate, ruffle.
1. stir, awaken, stimulate, animate, kindle, inflame. 2. evoke. 4. disturb, agitate, ruffle.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to arouse (a person) to strong feeling, esp to pleasurable anticipation or nervous agitation |
| 2. | to arouse or elicit (an emotion, response, etc); evoke: her answers excited curiosity |
| 3. | to cause or bring about; stir up: to excite a rebellion |
| 4. | to arouse sexually |
| 5. | physiol to cause a response in or increase the activity of (an organ, tissue, or part); stimulate |
| 6. | to raise (an atom, molecule, electron, nucleus, etc) from the ground state to a higher energy level |
| 7. | to supply electricity to (the coils of a generator or motor) in order to create a magnetic field |
| 8. | to supply a signal to a stage of an active electronic circuit |
| [C14: from Latin excitāre, from exciēre to stimulate, from ciēre to set in motion, rouse] | |
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Word Origin & History
excite
mid-14c., "to move, instigate," from L. excitare "rouse, produce," freq. of exciere "call forth, instigate," from ex- "out" + ciere "set in motion, call" (see cite). Main modern sense of "emotionally agitate" is first attested 1821.
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Example sentences
The main goal of this book is to inspire and excite people.
But even if they do, it will excite them, but not many beyond them.
He did that for a few games, and it didn't excite him that much.
The rage for amorous sonneteering came to excite an almost overwhelming ridicule.
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