excite

(ĭk-sīt')
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

IN BRIEF: To stir up feelings.

The big play of the game will excite the crowd.

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1. to raise a molecular entity from its ground state to an excited state by the input of energy.
2. to cause an increase in activity or other response in an organism or part of an organism.

—excitation n.

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See words rhyming with "excite."

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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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