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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.
[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
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| 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" 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" 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" 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" |
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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.
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excite
verbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
يُثيريُهَيِّج
begejstrefangeophidsepirre
herättääinnostaakiihottaasynnyttäävirittää
æsavekja
jaudrumasjaudruslengvai susijaudinantissu susijaudinimusujudimas
modinātrosinātuzbudinātuztraukt
vzrušiť
razburiti
heyecanlandırmakuyandırmak
excite
[ɪkˈsaɪt] VT1. (= 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
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) → exciterto be excited by sth → être excité(e) par qch
(= arouse) [+ feeling, curiosity, interest] → provoquer
(= arouse sexually) [+ person] → exciter
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
excite
[ɪkˈsaɪt] vtCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
excite
(ikˈsait) verb1. to cause or rouse strong feelings of expectation, happiness etc in. The children were excited at the thought of the party.
2. to cause or rouse (feelings, emotions etc). The book did not excite my interest.
exˈcitable adjective easily becoming excited or upset.
exˌcitaˈbility nounexˈcited adjective
exˈcitedly adverb
exˈcitement noun
His arrival caused great excitement; the excitement of travel.
exˈciting adjectivean exciting adventure.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
excite
vt. excitar, estimular; provocar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
excite
vt entusiasmar, emocionar; (sexually) excitarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.