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excite
[ ik-sahyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to arouse or stir up the emotions or feelings of:
to excite a person to anger; actions that excited his father's wrath.
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- to arouse or stir up (emotions or feelings):
to excite jealousy or hatred.
Synonyms:
- to cause; awaken:
to excite interest or curiosity.
- to stir to action; provoke or stir up:
to excite a dog by baiting him.
Synonyms: , ,
- Physiology. to stimulate:
to excite a nerve.
- Electricity. to supply with electricity for producing electric activity or a magnetic field:
to excite a dynamo.
- Physics. to raise (an atom, molecule, etc.) to an excited state.
excite
/ ɪˈɪ /
verb
- to arouse (a person) to strong feeling, esp to pleasurable anticipation or nervous agitation
- to arouse or elicit (an emotion, response, etc); evoke
her answers excited curiosity
- to cause or bring about; stir up
to excite a rebellion
- to arouse sexually
- physiol to cause a response in or increase the activity of (an organ, tissue, or part); stimulate
- to raise (an atom, molecule, electron, nucleus, etc) from the ground state to a higher energy level
- to supply electricity to (the coils of a generator or motor) in order to create a magnetic field
- to supply a signal to a stage of an active electronic circuit
Other Word Forms
- e·ٱ verb (used with object) preexcited preexciting
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of excite1
Example Sentences
And, sharing the giddy celebrations, were relatively new investors from New York's Allyn family, as excited about what the future holds as they were about the day.
However, with Conrad, having played him for five months and felt the resonance that it’s created, it makes me excited for more.
"When I called him after the game he says, 'ah, it wasn't as exciting as other games of Liverpool'," said Arne at the time.
And he is excited about the final day when Madchester pioneers the Happy Mondays top the bill.
"For me it is still incredibly exciting and I still get such a buzz from hearing my songs on the radio – it is such a big part of what I do," she added.
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