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Excite

//ɪkˈsaɪt// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement. transitive

    "The fireworks which opened the festivities excited anyone present."

  2. 2
    act as a stimulant wordnet
  3. 3
    To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate. transitive

    "Favoritism tends to excite jealousy in the ones not being favored."

  4. 4
    produce a magnetic field in wordnet
  5. 5
    To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level. transitive

    "By applying electric potential to the neon atoms, the electrons become excited, then emit a photon when returning to normal."

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  1. 6
    raise to a higher energy level wordnet
  2. 7
    To energize (an electromagnet); to produce a magnetic field in.

    "to excite a dynamo"

  3. 8
    stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of wordnet
  4. 9
    to evoke sexual feelings wordnet
  5. 10
    cause to be agitated, excited, or roused wordnet
  6. 11
    arouse or elicit a feeling wordnet
  7. 12
    stir feelings in wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English exciten, from Old French exciter, from Latin excitō (“to call out, call forth, arouse, wake up, stimulate”), frequentative of excieō (“to call out, arouse, excite”), from ex (“out”) + cieō (“to call, summon”). See cite and compare to accite, concite, incite.

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