Excite

//ɪkˈsaɪt//

Synonyms for "excite" (260 found)

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Closest matches (52)

Strong matches (78)

Related words (130)

invite involve involve in key up kindle lather up light the fuse light up madden make sensitive motivate move nettle occasion offend overexcite paddle perturb perturbate pique

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Verb(45 words)

invoke kindle lash light a fire under liven liven up motivate motive obligate oblige produce sensation promote prompt provoke push quicken send set alight set fire to set off

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set on fire sex shake shake up sharpen spark off spur spur on sting stir the blood stir up stoke suscitate tempt thrill touch turn on urge vitalise wake warm the blood whet whip up work up yerk

Related word relations

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9 relation types

More general

26 entries

affect alter arouse bear on bear upon change disturb elicit enkindle evoke fire impact kindle modify provoke raise

Showing 16 of 26 words.

Antonyms

1 entries

relax

Synonyms

3 entries

agitate arouse stimulate

Related terms

2 entries

excitation excitement

derived

15 entries

deexcite excitability excitable excitative exciteful excitive exciton excitosome excitron overexcite photoexcite preexcite self-excite sexcite superexcite

has context

1 entries

physics

manner of

2 entries

arouse change

related to

14 entries

arouse cause electromagnet electron emotion energize excitement higher level magnetic field promote state stimulate stir

similar

1 entries

geek out

Translations

89 translations across 31 languages.

Albanian

1 entries

n'zit verb (to stir the emotions of)

Ancient Greek

2 entries

ὄρνυμι verb (to stir the emotions of)
ὄρνυμι verb (to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate)

Armenian

2 entries

գրգռել verb (to stir the emotions of)
գրգռել verb (to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate)

Bulgarian

4 entries

възбуждам verb (to cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state)
вълнувам verb (to stir the emotions of)
подбуждам verb (to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate)
стимулирам verb (to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate)

Catalan

1 entries

emocionar verb (to stir the emotions of)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

激動 /激动 verb (to stir the emotions of)
激發 /激发 verb (to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate)

Czech

3 entries

excitovat verb (to cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state)
podnítit verb (to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate)
vzrušit verb (to stir the emotions of)

Dutch

4 entries

exciteren verb (to cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state)
opwinden verb (to stir the emotions of)
prikkelen verb (to stir the emotions of)
prikkelen verb (to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate)

Esperanto

1 entries

eksciti verb (to stir the emotions of)

Faroese

1 entries

øsa verb (to stir the emotions of)

Finnish

4 entries

herättää verb (to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate)
innostaa verb (to stir the emotions of)
kiihottaa verb (to stir the emotions of)
synnyttää verb (to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate)

French

3 entries

exciter verb (to stir the emotions of)
exciter verb (to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate)
exciter verb (to cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state)

Georgian

4 entries

აგზნება verb (to stir the emotions of)
აღელვება verb (to stir the emotions of)
სტიმულაცია verb (to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate)
სტიმულირება verb (to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate)

German

3 entries

anregen verb (to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate)
erregen verb (to stir the emotions of)
erregen verb (to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate)

Hebrew

4 entries

דירבן verb (to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate)
הלהיב verb (to stir the emotions of)
ליבה verb (to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate)
עורר verb (to stir the emotions of)

Hindi

2 entries

उत्तेजित करना verb (to stir the emotions of)
उत्साहित करना verb (to stir the emotions of)

Icelandic

1 entries

æsa verb (to stir the emotions of)

Irish

1 entries

ardaigh verb (to stir the emotions of)

Italian

4 entries

accendere verb (to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate)
eccitare verb (to stir the emotions of)
eccitare verb (to cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state)
provocare verb (to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate)

Japanese

4 entries

刺激する verb (to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate)
励起する verb (to cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state)
活性化させる verb (to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate)
興奮させる verb (to stir the emotions of)

Latin

2 entries

commoveō verb (to stir the emotions of)
excitō verb (to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate)

Marathi

2 entries

उत्तेजित करणे verb (to stir the emotions of)
उत्तेजित करणे verb (to cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state)

Māori

3 entries

whakaihiihi verb (to stir the emotions of)
whakakenakena verb (to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate)
whakawana verb (to stir the emotions of)

Old English

1 entries

onǣlan verb (to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate)

Portuguese

4 entries

animar verb (to stir the emotions of)
comover verb (to stir the emotions of)
empolgar verb (to stir the emotions of)
provocar verb (to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate)

Romanian

1 entries

excita verb (to stir the emotions of)

Russian

4 entries

взволнова́ть verb (to stir the emotions of)
возбуди́ть verb (to stir the emotions of)
возбуди́ть verb (to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate)
возбуди́ть verb (to cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state)

Spanish

3 entries

emocionar verb (to stir the emotions of)
estimular verb (to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate)
excitar verb (to cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state)

Swahili

2 entries

sisimua verb (to stir the emotions of)
sisimua verb (to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate)

Swedish

1 entries

excitera verb (to cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state)

Turkish

2 entries

heyecanlandırmak verb (to stir the emotions of)
teşvik etmek verb (to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate)

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Excite the mind: words.

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A book can excite.

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Money doesn't excite me. It calms me.

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“And if it be Lady Ashton,” said her lover to her in a low tone, “what can be the occasion of such alarm? Surely the return of a lady to the family from which she has been so long absent should excite other sensations than those of fear and dismay.”

Source: tatoeba (7760641)

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