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excite
(/I/k's/aI/t )

verb (v)

  • arouse or elicit a feeling(verb.emotion)
    source: wordnet30
  • act as a stimulant(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    stimulate
    Antonym:
    dampen, stifle
    source: wordnet30
  • stir feelings in(verb.perception)
    Example:
    Excite the audience.
    Synonym:
    stimulate, stir
    source: wordnet30
  • cause to be agitated, excited, or roused(verb.emotion)
    source: wordnet30
  • stimulate sexually(verb.emotion)
    source: wordnet30
  • stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of(verb.emotion)
    source: wordnet30
  • raise to a higher energy level(verb.change)
    Example:
    Excite the atoms.
    Synonym:
    energise, energize
    source: wordnet30
  • produce a magnetic field in(verb.change)
    Example:
    Excite the neurons.
    source: wordnet30
  • To call to activity in any way; to rouse to feeling; to kindle to passionate emotion; to stir up to combined or general activity; as, to excite a person, the spirits, the passions; to excite a mutiny or insurrection; to excite heat by friction.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To energize (an electro-magnet); to produce a magnetic field in; as, to excite a dynamo.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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