Excite
WordNet

verb


(1)   Act as a stimulant
"The book stimulated her imagination"
"This play stimulates"
(2)   Produce a magnetic field in
"Excite the neurons"
(3)   Raise to a higher energy level
"Excite the atoms"
(4)   Stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
"These stories shook the community"
"The civil war shook the country"
(5)   Stimulate sexually
"This movie usually arouses the male audience"
(6)   Cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
"The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
(7)   Arouse or elicit a feeling
(8)   Stir feelings in
"Stimulate my appetite"
"Excite the audience"
"Stir emotions"
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Etymology


< < < , frequentative of < + . See cite and compare to accite, concite, incite.

Verb



  1. To stir the emotions of.
    The fireworks which opened the festivities excited anyone present.
  2. To arouse or bring out (eg feelings); to stimulate.
    Favoritism tends to excite jealousy in the ones not being favored.
    The political reforms excited unrest among to population.
    There are drugs designed to excite certain nerves in our body.
  3. , To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level.
    By applying electric potential to the neon atoms, the electrons become excited, then emit a photon when returning to normal.

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