 excite |
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| 1. | [ verb ] arouse or elicit a feeling | |
| Related terms: | arouse enthuse excitement | |
| 2. | [ verb ] act as a stimulant | |
| Synonyms: | stimulate | |
| Examples: | "The book stimulated her imagination" "This play stimulates" |
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| Related terms: | stifle affect innervate irritate quicken nitrify stimulation excitation | |
| 3. | [ verb ] stir feelings in | |
| Synonyms: | stir stimulate | |
| Examples: | "stimulate my appetite" "excite the audience" "stir emotions" |
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| Related terms: | sensitize thrill disgust whet fellate masturbate work horripilate masturbate stimulation stir | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (sexuality) stimulate sexually | |
| Synonyms: | wind_up sex turn_on arouse | |
| Examples: | "This movie usually arouses the male audience" |
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| Related terms: | stimulate tempt turn-on | |
| 5. | [ verb ] stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of | |
| Synonyms: | stir stimulate shake shake_up | |
| Examples: | "These stories shook the community" "the civil war shook the country" |
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| Related terms: | arouse frighten inspire tempt thrill arouse elate fuel tickle agitate excitement stir | |
| 6. | [ verb ] cause to be agitated, excited, or roused | |
| Synonyms: | agitate commove charge charge_up turn_on rouse | |
| Examples: | "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" |
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| Related terms: | calm disturb pother electrify hype_up bother excitation arousal | |
| 7. | [ verb ] (chemistry,physics) raise to a higher energy level | |
| Synonyms: | energise energize | |
| Examples: | "excite the atoms" |
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| Related terms: | change energy energy energy animator | |
| 8. | [ verb ] (physics) produce a magnetic field in | |
| Examples: | "excite the neurons" |
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| Related terms: | change excitation | |
| Similar spelling: |
exit exude exode |
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