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excited - 4 dictionary results

ex⋅cit⋅ed

  [ik-sahy-tid]
Use excited in a Sentence
–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.
Origin:
1650–60; excite + -ed 2

Related forms:
ex⋅cit⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
ex⋅cit⋅ed⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. ruffled, discomposed, stormy, perturbed, impassioned. 2. eager, active, enthusiastic.

ex⋅cite

  [ik-sahyt]
–verb (used with object), -cit⋅ed, -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; ME < L excitāre, equiv. to ex- ex- 1 + citāre, freq. of ciēre to set in motion

Synonyms:
1. stir, awaken, stimulate, animate, kindle, inflame. 2. evoke. 4. disturb, agitate, ruffle.
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ex·cite   (ĭk-sīt')   
tr.v.   ex·cit·ed, ex·cit·ing, ex·cites
  1. To stir to activity.
  2. To call forth (a reaction or emotion, for example); elicit: odd noises that excited our curiosity.
  3. To arouse strong feeling in: speakers who know how to excite a crowd. See Synonyms at provoke.
  4. Physiology To produce increased activity or response in (an organ, tissue, or part); stimulate.
  5. Physics
    1. To increase the energy of.
    2. To raise (an atom, for example) to a higher energy level.

[Middle English exciten, from Latin excitāre, frequentative of exciēre : ex-, ex- + ciēre, to set in motion; see kei-2 in Indo-European roots.]
ex·cit·ed   (ĭk-sī'tĭd)   
adj.  
  1. Being in a state of excitement; emotionally aroused; stirred.
  2. Physics Being at an energy level higher than the ground state.
ex·cit'ed·ly adv.
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