excited
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tɪd adjective
1.
stirred emotionally; agitated: An excited crowd awaited the arrival of the famed rock group.
2.
stimulated to activity; brisk: an excited buying and selling of stocks.
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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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excite (ɪkˈsaɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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] | |
| excited (ɪkˈsaɪtɪd) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | emotionally aroused, esp to pleasure or agitation |
| 2. | characterized by excitement: an excited dance |
| 3. | sexually aroused |
| 4. | (of an atom, molecule, etc) occupying an energy level above the ground state |
| ex'citedly | |
| —adv | |
| ex'citedness | |
| —n | |
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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.
excited
1650s, "magnetically or electrically stimulated;" modern sense of "agitated" attested 1855; pp. adj. from excite. Related: Excitedly.
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Example sentences
She was excited, eager, and thrilled to meet people who cared about similar issues.
She who always worried about money was excited by the sums she had heard some writers were getting from the sale of their papers.
Illuminate a piece of metal, such as copper or silver, and the electrons get excited.
Expats are initially excited with their new environment and fascinated by the host culture.
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