ex·cite ( k-s t )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. [Middle English exciten, from Latin excit  re, frequentative of exci re : ex-, ex- + cire, to set in motion; see kei-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
excite [ɪkˈsaɪt]
vb (tr)
1. to arouse (a person) to strong feeling, esp to pleasurable anticipation or nervous agitation
2. to arouse or elicit (an emotion, response, etc.); evoke her answers excited curiosity
3. to cause or bring about; stir up to excite a rebellion
4. to arouse sexually
5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Physiol to cause a response in or increase the activity of (an organ, tissue, or part); stimulate
6. (Physics / General Physics) to raise (an atom, molecule, electron, nucleus, etc.) from the ground state to a higher energy level
7. (Engineering / Electrical Engineering) to supply electricity to (the coils of a generator or motor) in order to create a magnetic field
8. (Electronics) to supply a signal to a stage of an active electronic circuit
[from Latin excitāre, from exciēre to stimulate, from ciēre to set in motion, rouse]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" 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" 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" thrill - cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input; "The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow" | |
| 4. |  excite - cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"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"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" 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" | |
| 8. | excite - produce a magnetic field in; "excite the neurons" |
excite
verb
1. thrill, inspire, stir, stimulate, provoke, awaken, animate, move, fire, rouse, exhilarate, agitate, quicken, inflame, enliven, galvanize, foment I only take on work that excites me.
Translations
excite [ɪkˈsaɪt] VT
1. (= make excited) → entusiasmar
what excites me about the idea is → lo que me entusiasma or me parece excitante de la idea es ...
don't excite yourself, Grandpa → no te excites or agites, abuelo
what excites me about the idea is → lo que me entusiasma or me parece excitante de la idea es ...
don't excite yourself, Grandpa → no te excites or agites, abuelo
2. (= arouse) [+ curiosity, admiration, envy] → provocar, suscitar; [+ enthusiasm, interest] → despertar, suscitar; [+ anger, passion] → provocar; [+ imagination] → estimular; [+ desire] → incitar, despertar
3. (sexually) → excitar
4. (Phys) [+ atom, particle] → excitar
5. (Med) [+ nerve, heart] → excitar
excite [ɪkˈsaɪt] vt (= interest very much) → exciter
to be excited by sth → être excité(e) par qch
to be excited by sth → être excité(e) par qch
(= arouse) [+ feeling, curiosity, interest] → provoquer
(= arouse sexually) [+ person] → exciter
excite
vt
person, animal → aufregen, aufgeregt machen; (= rouse enthusiasm in) → begeistern; the news had clearly excited him → er war wegen der Nachricht sichtlich aufgeregt; the whole village was excited by the news → das ganze Dorf war über die Nachricht in Aufregung; the prospect doesn’t exactly excite me → ich finde die Aussicht nicht gerade begeisternd
excite [ɪkˈsaɪt] vt
excite [ɪkˈsaɪt] vt
a. (person) → far agitare; (pleasantly) → riempire di gioia (or interesse ); (sexually) → eccitare
to excite sb to anger → far arrabbiare qn
to excite sb to anger → far arrabbiare qn
excite [ɪkˈsaɪt] vt
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 innostaa exciter לְהַלהִיב उत्तेजित करना pobuditi, potaknuti (fel)izgat menggembirakan æsa eccitare 興奮させる 흥분시키다 (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 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 발끈하기 쉬운 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 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 kiihottuneesti 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 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 흥미진진한 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
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