excite

tr.v., -cit·ed, -cit·ing, -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.
   1. To increase the energy of.
   2. 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.]

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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. See cause/effect, excite/bore/interest.

v

Definition: inspire; upset
Antonyms: bore, calm, compose, deaden, lull, moderate, pacify, quiet, repress, tranquilize

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IN BRIEF: To stir up feelings.

The big play of the game will excite the crowd.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - vægge, ophidse, ægge, fremprovokere, magnetisere, afgive/tilføre signal til

Nederlands (Dutch)
opwekken, opwinden, prikkelen, stimuleren, opwekken van elektrische/ magnetische krachten, energie toevoegen aan een atoom

Français (French)
v. tr. - exciter, passionner, mettre en émoi, impressionner, exciter (un animal), s'exciter, s'énerver, exciter (la jalousie), enflammer (l'imagination), aviver (la colère), susciter (l'admiration), piquer (la curiosité), (Méd) exciter, stimuler (un nerf)

Deutsch (German)
v. - begeistern, aufregen, erregen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (εξ)ερεθίζω, διεγείρω, εξιτάρω, εξεγείρω, εξάπτω, συγκινώ, συναρπάζω, ξεσηκώνω, παθιάζω, προκαλώ, υποκινώ, κεντρίζω

Italiano (Italian)
eccitare, stimolare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - excitar, ativar, irritar

Русский (Russian)
возбуждать, волновать, вызывать, стимулировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - suscitar, despertar, excitar, provocar, estimular, aguijonear

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - uppröra, upptända, uppväcka, framkalla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
刺激, 激励, 使兴奋

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 刺激, 激勵, 使興奮

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 자극하다, 일으키다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 刺激する, 性的に興奮させる, 起こさせる, 喚起する, 励磁する, 励起する, 煽動する, 引き起こす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يهيج, يثير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עורר, ריגש, הלהיב‬

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