excite

ex·cite

 (ĭk-sīt′)

tr.v. ex·cit·ed, ex·cit·ing, ex·cites

1.

a. To arouse strong feeling in: The speaker excited the crowd. See Synonyms at provoke.

b. To arouse (someone) sexually.

c. To elicit or arouse (a reaction or emotion, for example): odd noises that excited our curiosity.

2.

a. To cause to become more active: Lowering interest rates should excite the economy.

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

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

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[Middle English exciten, from Latin excitāre, frequentative of exciēre : ex-, ex- + ciēre, to set in motion; see keiə- in Indo-European roots.]

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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. (Physiology) physiol to cause a response in or increase the activity of (an organ, tissue, or part); stimulate

6. (General Physics) to raise (an atom, molecule, electron, nucleus, etc) from the ground state to a higher energy level

7. (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

[C14: from Latin excitāre, from exciēre to stimulate, from ciēre to set in motion, rouse]

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ex•cite

(ɪkˈsaɪt)

v.t. -cit•ed, -cit•ing.

1. to arouse or stir up the emotions or feelings of: to excite a person to anger.

2. to arouse or stir up (emotions or feelings); evoke; awaken: to excite interest.

3. to stir to action; provoke or stir up: to excite dogs to a frenzy.

4. Physiol. to stimulate: to excite a nerve.

5. to raise (an atom, molecule, etc.) to an excited state.

6. to supply with electricity for producing electric activity or a magnetic field: to excite a dynamo.

[1300–50; Middle English < Latin excitāre to rouse, set in motion, excite]

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excite

Past participle: excited
Gerund: exciting

Imperative

excite

excite

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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 she-bop - get sexual gratification through self-stimulation 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" 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" 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 I only take on work that excites me.

2. arouse, stimulate, provoke, evoke, rouse, stir up, fire, elicit, work up, incite, instigate, whet, kindle, waken The proposal failed to excite our interest.

3. titillate, thrill, stimulate, turn on (slang), arouse, get going (informal), electrify Try exciting your partner with a little bondage.

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excite

verb

To stir to action or feeling:

egg on, foment, galvanize, goad, impel, incite, inflame, inspire, instigate, motivate, move, pique, prick, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, set off, spur, stimulate, touch off, trigger, work up.

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Translations

يُثيريُهَيِّج

begejstrefangeophidsepirre

erregenaufregenermuntern

acuciaravivardespertaremocionarentusiasmar

herättääinnostaakiihottaasynnyttäävirittää

exciterextasierhérisserirritersusciter

דירבןהלהיבליבהעורר

æsavekja

eccitareagitareeccitabileeccitabilit...eccitante

jaudrumasjaudruslengvai susijaudinantissu susijaudinimusujudimas

modinātrosinātuzbudinātuztraukt

stimulerevekke sterke sinnsbevegelser

взволноватьвозбуждатьдразнитьподстрекнуть

vzrušiť

razburiti

heyecanlandırmakuyandırmak

使兴奋使激动引起激发

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

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

excite

[ɪkˈsaɪt] vt (= interest very much) → exciter
to be excited by sth → être excité(e) par qch

(= arouse) [+ feeling, curiosity, interest] → provoquer

(= arouse sexually) [+ person] → exciter

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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

(Physiol) nerve → reizen; (sexually) → erregen

sentiments, passion, admiration → erregen; interest, curiosity → wecken, erregen; imagination, appetite → anregen; the issue has excited a great deal of fierce debate → das Thema hat viele heiße Debatten ausgelöst

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excite

[ɪkˈsaɪt] vt

a. (person) → far agitare; (pleasantly) → riempire di gioia (or interesse ); (sexually) → eccitare
to excite sb to anger → far arrabbiare qn

b. (anger) → provocare; (interest, enthusiasm) → suscitare

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excite

(ikˈsait) verb

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 excitar vzrušit aufregen begejstre συγκινώ, εξάπτωemocionar 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 opwindenvekke sterke sinnsbevegelser, opphisse podniecać (się) پارول، فعال كول، په ګپڼوراوستل، په هيجان راوستل، هيجانى كول excitar a en­tu­ziasma; a emoţiona возбуждать vzrušiť razburiti uzbuditi hetsa (jaga) upp, uppröra กระตุ้น heyecanlandırmak 使激動，使興奮 збуджувати, хвилювати شدید خوشی اور جذبات کو جگانا kích động 使激动，使兴奋

2. to cause or rouse (feelings, emotions etc). The book did not excite my interest. prikkel يُثير възбуждам despertar vyvolat erregen ophidse; pirre; fange διεγείρωdespertar 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 opwekkenvekke, framkalle, stimulerewzbudzać هيجانى كول despertar a provoca вызывать vyvolať vzbuditi pobuditi [upp]väcka, framkalla ปลุกเร้า uyandırmak 引起，激發 викликати دلچسپی جگانا kích thích 引起，激发

exˈcitable adjective

easily becoming excited or upset. prikkelbaar, liggeraak سَريع التَّهَيُّج раздразнителен excitável vzrušivý erregbar pirrelig; irritabel ευερέθιστος, ευσυγκίνητοςexcitable 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 دپارېدنى وړ 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

exˌcitaˈbility noun

welbaarheid سُرْعَة التَّهِيُّج раздразнителност excitabilidade dráždivost die Erregbarkeit pirrelighed; irritabilitet ευερεθιστότητα, ευσυγκινησίαexcitabilidad 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 دپارېدنى وړوالى excitabilidade excitabilitate возбудимость vzrušivosť, popudlivosť razdražljivost nadražljivost lättretlighet ลักษณะที่ถูกกระตุ้นได้ kolay heyecana kapılma 易激動性，可激發性 збуджуваність اشتعال پزیری tính chất dễ bị kích động 可激发性

exˈcited adjective

opgewonde مُنْفَعِل، مُتَهَيِّج възбуден excitado rozčilený aufgeregt spændt; begejstret; ophidset συγκινημένοςemocionado õhinat täis هیجان زده kiihottunut excitéנרגש उत्तेजित uzbuđen izgatott gelisah æstur, í uppnámi; spenntur eccitato 興奮した 흥분한 susijaudinęs uztraukts; uzbudināts teruja opgewondenspent, opphissetpodniecony پارېدلى excitado emoţionat; agitat возбуждённый rozrušený razdražen uzbuđen upphetsad, uppjagad, upprörd ตื่นตระหนก; ตื่นเต้นดีใจ heyecanlı 激動的，興奮的 схвильований فعال ، حرکت میں kích động 兴奋的

exˈcitedly adverb

opgewondenheid بانْفِعال، بِتَهَيُّج възбудено excitadamente rozčileně aufgeregt spændt; begejstret; ophidset 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 opgewondenspent, opphisset z podnieceniem په هيجانى تو ګه excitadamente emoţionat; agitat возбуждать rozčúlene razburjeno uzbuđeno upphetsat อย่างตื่นเต้น heyecanlı bir şekilde 激動地，興奮地 схвильовано ہیجان کی حالت میں một cách kích động 兴奋地

exˈcitement noun

His arrival caused great excitement; the excitement of travel. opwinding إنْفِعال، تَهَيُّج възбуда excitação vzrušení die Aufregung spænding; begejstring; ophidselse συγκίνηση, έξαψηemoción erutus, elevus هیجان؛ شور kiihtymys surexcitationהתרגשות उत्तेजना, हलचल, आवेश uzbuđenje, uzbuđenost izgalom kegembiraan æsingur, spenningur eccitazione 興奮 흥분 susijaudinimas, sujudimas uzbudinājums; uztraukums keseronokan opwindingbegeistring, opphisselsepodniecenie هيجان، پارېدنه، تحريك، قهر، غضب 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

exˈciting adjective

an exciting adventure. opwindend مُثير للإنْفِعال вълнуващ emocionante vzrušující aufregend spændende; ophidsende συναρπαστικόςemocionante põnev هیجان برانگیز jännittävä excitantמרגש उत्तेजक uzbudljiv izgalmas menarik spennandi eccitante わくわくさせる 흥미진진한 jaudinantis uzbudinošs; satraucošs menguja opwindendspennende, opphissendepasjonujący هيجان، پارېدنه 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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excite

vt. excitar, estimular; provocar.

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excite

vt entusiasmar, emocionar; (sexually) excitar

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