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.opgewondeيُهَيِّجвълнувамvzrušitbegejstreaufregenσυγκινώ, εξάπτωemocionarerutamaبه هیجان آوردن؛ بر انگیختنsaattaa kiihdyksiinexciterלְהַלהִיבउत्तेजित करनाpobuditi, potaknuti(fel)izgatmenggembirakanæsaeccitare興奮させる자극하다(su)jaudintiuzbudināt; uztrauktseronokopwindenvekke sterke sinnsbevegelser, opphissepodniecać (się)excitara en­tu­ziasma; a emoţionaвозбуждатьvzrušiťrazburitiuzbuditihetsa (jaga) upp, uppröraกระตุ้นheyecanlandırmak使激動збуджувати, хвилюватиشدید خوشی اور جذبات کو جگاناkích động使激动

2 to cause or rouse (feelings, emotions etc) The book did not excite my interest.prikkelيُثيرвъзбуждамvyvolatophidse; pirre; fangeerregenδιεγείρωdespertaräratamaتحریک کردن؛ برانگیختنherättääsusciterלְרַגֵשजगाना, जागृत करनाpobuditi(fel)izgatmenarikvekjasuscitare起こさせる(정서·감정 등을) 일으키다sužadintirosināt; modināt (interesi u.tml.)membangkitkanopwekkenvekke, framkalle, stimulerewzbudzaćdespertara provocaвызыватьvyvolaťvzbuditipobuditi[]väcka, framkallaปลุกเร้าuyandırmak引起викликатиدلچسپی جگاناkích thích引起

adj exˈcitable

easily becoming excited or upset. prikkelbaar, liggeraakسَريع التَّهَيُّجраздразнителенvzrušivýpirrelig; irritabelerregbarευερέθιστος, ευσυγκίνητοςexcitablekergesti erutuvهیجان پذیر؛ قابل تحریکhelposti kiihottuvanerveuxנוֹח לְהִתרָגֵשउत्तेजनीयrazdražljivizgulékonymudah gelisahbráður, uppstökkureccitabile興奮しやすい흥분을 잘하는lengvai susijaudinantis, jaudrusuzbudināms; uztraucamsterujasnel opgewondenlettbevegelig, hissig, irritabelłatwo ekscytujący sięexcitávelnervosлегко возбудимыйpopudlivýrazdražljivnadražljivlättretlig, hetsig, lättrördซึ่งตื่นเต้นได้ง่ายçabuk heyecanlanan易激動的(легко) збудливийجلد مشتعل یا جذباتی ہو جانے والاdễ bị kích động易激动的

n exˌcitaˈbility

welbaarheidسُرْعَة التَّهِيُّجраздразнителностdráždivostpirrelighed; irritabilitetdie Erregbarkeitευερεθιστότητα, ευσυγκινησίαexcitabilidaderutatavusهیجان پذیریkiihottuvuusexcitabilitéרַגשָנוּתउत्तेजनीयताrazdražljivostizgulékonyságkegelisahanbráðlyndieccitabilità興奮しやすさ흥분을 잘하는 성질jaudrumasuzbudināmībamudah terujahet snel opgewonden rakenlettbevegelighet, nervøsitetskłonność do ulegania emocjomexcitabilidadeexcitabilitateвозбудимостьvzrušivosť, popudlivosťrazdražljivostnadražljivostlättretlighetลักษณะที่ถูกกระตุ้นได้kolay heyecana kapılma可激發性збуджуваністьاشتعال پزیریtính chất dễ bị kích động可激发性

adj exˈcited

opgewondeمُنْفَعِل، مُتَهَيِّجвъзбуденrozčilenýspændt; begejstret; ophidsetaufgeregtσυγκινημένοςemocionadoõhinat täisهیجان زدهinnoissaan, kiihottunutexcitéנִרגָשउत्तेजितuzbuđenizgatottgelisahæstur, í uppnámi; spenntureccitato興奮した흥분한susijaudinęsuztraukts; uzbudinātsterujaopgewondenspent, opphissetpodnieconyexcitadoemoţionat; agitatвозбуждённыйrozrušenýrazdraženuzbuđenupphetsad, uppjagad, upprördตื่นตระหนก; ตื่นเต้นดีใจheyecanlı興奮的схвильованийفعال ، حرکت میںkích động兴奋的

adv exˈcitedly

opgewondenheidبانْفِعال، بِتَهَيُّجвъзбуденоrozčileněspændt; begejstret; ophidsetaufgeregtγεμάτος έξαψηcon emociónõhinalبطور هیجان زدهinnostuneestid'une manière agitéeבְהִתרָגשוּתउत्तेजना के साथuzbuđenoizgatottandengan gelisahmeð æsingiin modo concitato興奮して흥분하여su susijaudinimuuztraukti; uzbudinātidenganopgewondenspent, opphissetz podnieceniemexcitadamenteemoţionat; agitatвозбуждатьrozčúlenerazburjenouzbuđenoupphetsatอย่างตื่นเต้นheyecanlı bir şekilde興奮地схвильованоہیجان کی حالت میںmột cách kích động兴奋地

n exˈcitement

His arrival caused great excitement; the excitement of travel.opwindingإنْفِعال، تَهَيُّجвъзбудаvzrušeníspænding; begejstring; ophidselsedie Aufregungσυγκίνηση, έξαψηemociónerutus, elevusهیجان؛ شورkiihtymys, jännityssurexcitationהִתרָגשוּתउत्तेजना, हलचल, आवेशuzbuđenje, uzbuđenostizgalomkegembiraanæsingur, spenningureccitazione興奮흥분susijaudinimas, sujudimasuzbudinājums; uztraukumskeseronokanopwindingbegeistring, opphisselsepodniecenieexcitaçãoemoţieвозбуждение; волнениеvzrušenierazburjenjeuzbuđenjeupphetsning, uppståndelse, spänningความตื่นเต้นheyecan騷動，興奮збудження; хвилюванняجوشtrạng thái xúc động hoặc cảm xúc mạnh骚动，兴奋

adj exˈciting

an exciting adventure.opwindendمُثير للإنْفِعالвълнуващvzrušujícíspændende; ophidsendeaufregendσυναρπαστικόςemocionantepõnevهیجان برانگیزjännittäväexcitantמְרַגֵשउत्तेजकuzbudljivizgalmasmenarikspennandieccitanteわくわくさせる흥분시키는jaudinantisuzbudinošs; satraucošsmengujaopwindendspennende, opphissendepasjonującyexcitante/emocionante, palpitantepal­pitantувлекательныйvzrušujúcirazburljivuzbudljivspännandeที่น่าตื่นเต้นheyecanlı令人激動的захоплюючий, зворушливийولولہ انگیزhồi hộp令人激动的