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excite

ex·cite

UK/ɪkˈsaɪt/ US/ɪˈksaɪt/ uncommon

verb

1.
2.

act as a stimulant

  • “The book stimulated her imagination”
  • “This play stimulates”
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3.

raise to a higher energy level

  • “excite the atoms”
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4.

stir feelings in

  • “stimulate my appetite”
  • “excite the audience”
  • “stir emotions”
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5.

cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

  • “The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks”
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6.

stimulate sexually

  • “This movie usually arouses the male audience”
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stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of

  • “These stories shook the community”
  • “the civil war shook the country”
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produce a magnetic field in

  • “excite the neurons”

Origin

From Middle English exciten, from Old French exciter, from Latin excitō (“to call out, call forth, arouse, wake up, stimulate”), frequentative of excieō (“to call out, arouse, excite”), from ex (“out”) + cieō (“to call, summon”). See cite and compare to accite, concite, incite.

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