exciting
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tɪŋ adjective
producing excitement; stirring; thrilling: an exciting account of his trip to Tibet.
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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] | |
| exciting (ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ) | |
| —adj | |
| causing excitement; stirring; stimulating | |
| ex'citingly | |
| —adv | |
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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
Working on what you love is really exciting and a lot of fun.
Discovery of a new dinosaur is always an exciting event.
The idea was to eliminate some of the boring touchbacks and create more opportunities for exciting returns.
Even if you can barely follow the language, it's exciting.
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