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