EXCITE


Meaning of EXCITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ik-ˈsīt, ek- ]

transitive verb

( ex·cit·ed ; ex·cit·ing )

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French exciter, from Latin excitare, from ex- + citare to rouse — more at cite

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : to call to activity

b. : to rouse to an emotional response

scenes to excite the hardest man to pity

c. : to arouse (as a strong emotional response) by appropriate stimuli

excite enthusiasm for the new regime — Arthur Knight

2.

a. : energize

excite an electromagnet

b. : to produce a magnetic field in

excite a dynamo

3. : to increase the activity of (as a living organism) : stimulate

4. : to raise (as an atomic nucleus, an atom, or a molecule) to a higher energy level

Synonyms: see provoke

• ex·cit·ed·ly -ˈsī-təd-lē adverb

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