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Excite
Ex-cite′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Excited
; p. pr. & vb. n.
exciting
.] [L.
excitare
; ex
out + citare
to move rapidly, to rouse: cf. OF. esciter
, exciter
, F. exciter
. See Cite
.] 1.
To call to activity in any way; to rouse to feeling; to kindle to passionate emotion; to stir up to combined or general activity;
as, to
excite
a person, the spirits, the passions; to excite
a mutiny or insurrection; to excite
heat by friction.
Syn. – To incite; awaken; animate; rouse or arouse; stimulate; inflame; irritate; provoke.
– To
Excite
, Incite
. When we excite we rouse into action feelings which were less strong; when we incite we spur on or urge forward to a specific act or end. Demosthenes excited the passions of the Athenians against Philip, and thus incited the whole nation to unite in the war against him. Antony, by his speech over the body of Cæsar, so excited the feelings of the populace, that Brutus and his companions were compelled to flee from Rome; many however, were incited to join their standard, not only by love of liberty, but hopes of plunder. Webster 1828 Edition
Excite
EXCI'TE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To rouse; to call into action; to animate; to stir up; to cause to act that which is dormant, stupid or inactive; as, to excite the spirits or courage.2.
To stimulate; to give new or increased action to; as, to excite the human system; to excite the bowels.3.
To raise; to create; to put in motion; as, to excite a mutiny or insurrection.4.
To rouse; to inflame; as, to excite the passions.Definition 2024
excite
excite
See also: excité
English
Verb
excite (third-person singular simple present excites, present participle exciting, simple past and past participle excited)
- (transitive) To stir the emotions of.
- The fireworks which opened the festivities excited anyone present.
- (transitive) To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.
- Favoritism tends to excite jealousy in the ones not being favored.
- The political reforms excited unrest among to population.
- There are drugs designed to excite certain nerves in our body.
- (transitive, physics) To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level.
- By applying electric potential to the neon atoms, the electrons become excited, then emit a photon when returning to normal.
- To energize (an electromagnet); to produce a magnetic field in.
- to excite a dynamo
Antonyms
Related terms
Translations
to stir the emotions of
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to arouse or bring out (eg feelings); to stimulate
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to cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state
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External links
- excite in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- excite in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
French
Verb
excite
- first-person singular present indicative of exciter
- third-person singular present indicative of exciter
- first-person singular present subjunctive of exciter
- first-person singular present subjunctive of exciter
- second-person singular imperative of exciter
Portuguese
Verb
excite
- First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of excitar
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present subjunctive of excitar
- Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of excitar
- Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of excitar
Spanish
Verb
excite