excite

ex·cite  (k-st)

tr.v. ex·cit·ed, ex·cit·ing, ex·cites

1. To stir to activity.

2. To call forth (a reaction or emotion, for example); elicit: odd noises that excited our curiosity.

3. To arouse strong feeling in: speakers who know how to excite a crowd. See Synonyms at provoke.

4. Physiology To produce increased activity or response in (an organ, tissue, or part); stimulate.

5. Physics

a. To increase the energy of.

b. To raise (an atom, for example) to a higher energy level.

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[Middle English exciten, from Latin excitre, frequentative of excire : ex-, ex- + cire, to set in motion; see kei-² in Indo-European roots.]

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excite

Verb

[-citing, -cited]

1. to make (a person) feel so happy that he or she is unable to relax because he or she is looking forward eagerly to something: he was excited at the long-awaited arrival of a son

2. to cause or arouse (an emotion, response, etc.): the idea strongly excited his interest

3. to arouse sexually

4. Physiol to cause a response in (an organ, tissue, or part)

5. Physics to raise (an atom, molecule, etc.) to a higher energy level [Latin exciere to stimulate]

excited adj
excitedly adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	excite - arouse or elicit a feeling           arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" enthuse - cause to feel enthusiasm
	2.	excite - act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates" stimulate affect, bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, touch - have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?" invigorate, quicken - give life or energy to; "The cold water invigorated him" innervate - stimulate to action; "innervate a muscle or a nerve" irritate - excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus; "irritate the glands of a leaf"
	3.	excite - stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions" stir, stimulate jack off, jerk off, she-bop, wank, masturbate, fuck off - get sexual gratification through self-stimulation masturbate - stimulate sexually; "The old man wanted to be masturbated by the prostitute" sensitise, sensitize - cause to sense; make sensitive; "She sensitized me with respect to gender differences in this traditional male-dominated society"; "My tongue became sensitized to good wine" horripilate - cause (someone's) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps; "Hitchcock movies horripilate me" work - provoke or excite; "The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy" fellate, go down on, suck, blow - provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation thrill - cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input; "The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow" whet, quicken - make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite" disgust, gross out, revolt, repel - fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me"
	4.	excite - cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" charge up, commove, agitate, rouse, turn on, charge hype up, psych up - get excited or stimulated; "The children were all psyched up after the movie" disturb, trouble, upset - move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought" bother - make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster" pother - make upset or troubled electrify - excite suddenly and intensely; "The news electrified us"
	5.	excite - stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience" sex, wind up, turn on, arouse stimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" tempt - try to seduce
	6.	excite - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" stimulate, stir, shake up, shake arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" fuel - stimulate; "fuel the debate on creationism" sex, wind up, excite, turn on, arouse - stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience" affright, fright, frighten, scare - cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her" thrill, tickle, vibrate - feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine" invite, tempt - give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers" elate, intoxicate, uplift, lift up, pick up - fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits" animate, enliven, inspire, invigorate, exalt - heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination" titillate - excite pleasurably or erotically; "A titillating story appeared in the usually conservative magazine"
	7.	excite - raise to a higher energy level; "excite the atoms" energise, energize alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	8.	excite - produce a magnetic field in; "excite the neurons" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

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excite

verb 1. thrill, inspire, stir, stimulate, provoke, awaken, animate, move, fire, rouse, exhilarate, agitate, quicken, inflame, enliven, galvanize, foment

2. arouse, stimulate, provoke, evoke, rouse, stir up, fire, elicit, work up, incite, instigate, whet, kindle, waken

verb 3. titillate, thrill, stimulate, turn on (slang) arouse, get going (informal) electrify

Translations

excite [ɪkˈsaɪt] vt (= stimulate) → entusiasmar (= anger); suscitar, provocar (= move); emocionar;

to get excited → emocionarse

excite [ɪkˈsaɪt] vt → exciter

excite [ɪkˈsaɪt] vt → aufregen;

(arouse) → erregen;

to get excited → sich aufregen

excite [ɪkˈsaɪt] vt → eccitare;

to get excited → eccitarsi

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excite

v excite [ikˈsait]

1 to cause or rouse strong feelings of expectation, happiness etc in The children were excited at the thought of the party. opgewonde يُهَيِّج вълнувам vzrušit begejstre aufregen συγκινώ, εξάπτω emocionar erutama به هیجان آوردن؛ بر انگیختن saattaa kiihdyksiin exciter לְהַלהִיב उत्तेजित करना pobuditi, potaknuti (fel)izgat menggembirakan æsa eccitare 興奮させる 자극하다 (su)jaudinti uzbudināt; uztraukt seronok opwinden vekke sterke sinnsbevegelser, opphisse podniecać (się) excitar a en­tu­ziasma; a emoţiona возбуждать vzrušiť razburiti uzbuditi hetsa (jaga) upp, uppröra กระตุ้น heyecanlandırmak 使激動 збуджувати, хвилювати شدید خوشی اور جذبات کو جگانا kích động 使激动

2 to cause or rouse (feelings, emotions etc) The book did not excite my interest. prikkel يُثير възбуждам vyvolat ophidse; pirre; fange erregen διεγείρω despertar äratama تحریک کردن؛ برانگیختن herättää susciter לְרַגֵש जगाना, जागृत करना pobuditi (fel)izgat menarik vekja suscitare 起こさせる (정서·감정 등을) 일으키다 sužadinti rosināt; modināt (interesi u.tml.) membangkitkan opwekken vekke, framkalle, stimulere wzbudzać despertar a provoca вызывать vyvolať vzbuditi pobuditi []väcka, framkalla ปลุกเร้า uyandırmak 引起 викликати دلچسپی جگانا kích thích 引起

adj exˈcitable

easily becoming excited or upset. prikkelbaar, liggeraak سَريع التَّهَيُّج раздразнителен vzrušivý pirrelig; irritabel erregbar ευερέθιστος, ευσυγκίνητος excitable kergesti erutuv هیجان پذیر؛ قابل تحریک helposti kiihottuva nerveux נוֹח לְהִתרָגֵש उत्तेजनीय razdražljiv izgulékony mudah gelisah bráður, uppstökkur eccitabile 興奮しやすい 흥분을 잘하는 lengvai susijaudinantis, jaudrus uzbudināms; uztraucams teruja snel opgewonden lettbevegelig, hissig, irritabel łatwo ekscytujący się excitável nervos легко возбудимый popudlivý razdražljiv nadražljiv lättretlig, hetsig, lättrörd ซึ่งตื่นเต้นได้ง่าย çabuk heyecanlanan 易激動的 (легко) збудливий جلد مشتعل یا جذباتی ہو جانے والا dễ bị kích động 易激动的

n exˌcitaˈbility

welbaarheid سُرْعَة التَّهِيُّج раздразнителност dráždivost pirrelighed; irritabilitet die Erregbarkeit ευερεθιστότητα, ευσυγκινησία excitabilidad erutatavus هیجان پذیری kiihottuvuus excitabilité רַגשָנוּת उत्तेजनीयता razdražljivost izgulékonyság kegelisahan bráðlyndi eccitabilità 興奮しやすさ 흥분을 잘하는 성질 jaudrumas uzbudināmība mudah teruja het snel opgewonden raken lettbevegelighet, nervøsitet skłonność do ulegania emocjom excitabilidade excitabilitate возбудимость vzrušivosť, popudlivosť razdražljivost nadražljivost lättretlighet ลักษณะที่ถูกกระตุ้นได้ kolay heyecana kapılma 可激發性 збуджуваність اشتعال پزیری tính chất dễ bị kích động 可激发性

adj exˈcited

opgewonde مُنْفَعِل، مُتَهَيِّج възбуден rozčilený spændt; begejstret; ophidset aufgeregt συγκινημένος emocionado õhinat täis هیجان زده innoissaan, kiihottunut excité נִרגָש उत्तेजित uzbuđen izgatott gelisah æstur, í uppnámi; spenntur eccitato 興奮した 흥분한 susijaudinęs uztraukts; uzbudināts teruja opgewonden spent, opphisset podniecony excitado emoţionat; agitat возбуждённый rozrušený razdražen uzbuđen upphetsad, uppjagad, upprörd ตื่นตระหนก; ตื่นเต้นดีใจ heyecanlı 興奮的 схвильований فعال ، حرکت میں kích động 兴奋的

adv exˈcitedly

opgewondenheid بانْفِعال، بِتَهَيُّج възбудено rozčileně spændt; begejstret; ophidset aufgeregt γεμάτος έξαψη con emoción õhinal بطور هیجان زده innostuneesti d'une manière agitée בְהִתרָגשוּת उत्तेजना के साथ uzbuđeno izgatottan dengan gelisah með æsingi in modo concitato 興奮して 흥분하여 su susijaudinimu uztraukti; uzbudināti dengan opgewonden spent, opphisset z podnieceniem excitadamente emoţionat; agitat возбуждать rozčúlene razburjeno uzbuđeno upphetsat อย่างตื่นเต้น heyecanlı bir şekilde 興奮地 схвильовано ہیجان کی حالت میں một cách kích động 兴奋地

n exˈcitement

His arrival caused great excitement; the excitement of travel. opwinding إنْفِعال، تَهَيُّج възбуда vzrušení spænding; begejstring; ophidselse die Aufregung συγκίνηση, έξαψη emoción erutus, elevus هیجان؛ شور kiihtymys, jännitys surexcitation הִתרָגשוּת उत्तेजना, हलचल, आवेश uzbuđenje, uzbuđenost izgalom kegembiraan æsingur, spenningur eccitazione 興奮 흥분 susijaudinimas, sujudimas uzbudinājums; uztraukums keseronokan opwinding begeistring, opphisselse podniecenie excitação emoţie возбуждение; волнение vzrušenie razburjenje uzbuđenje upphetsning, uppståndelse, spänning ความตื่นเต้น heyecan 騷動，興奮 збудження; хвилювання جوش trạng thái xúc động hoặc cảm xúc mạnh 骚动，兴奋

adj exˈciting

an exciting adventure. opwindend مُثير للإنْفِعال вълнуващ vzrušující spændende; ophidsende aufregend συναρπαστικός emocionante põnev هیجان برانگیز jännittävä excitant מְרַגֵש उत्तेजक uzbudljiv izgalmas menarik spennandi eccitante わくわくさせる 흥분시키는 jaudinantis uzbudinošs; satraucošs menguja opwindend spennende, opphissende pasjonujący excitante/emocionante, palpitante pal­pitant увлекательный vzrušujúci razburljiv uzbudljiv spännande ที่น่าตื่นเต้น heyecanlı 令人激動的 захоплюючий, зворушливий ولولہ انگیز hồi hộp 令人激动的