excite

/ik'sait/

Definition

Verb (Transitive):
- To cause strong feelings of enthusiasm and eagerness in someone: To make someone feel very interested and enthusiastic.
- To cause a particular physical reaction or response in a body or system: To stimulate a physiological or neurological response.
- To arouse sexually: To cause feelings of sexual arousal.
- To stir up or provoke a feeling or reaction: To elicit a specific emotional or psychological state.

Usage Examples

Verb:
- The news of the promotion will excite the entire team.
- Certain chemicals excite the nerve cells, causing a reaction.
- The speaker knew how to excite the crowd with his passionate words.
- The prospect of a new adventure excites her.

Advanced Usage

"to excite interest/curiosity": to cause interest or curiosity to grow.
- The mysterious headline was designed to excite public curiosity.
"to become excited": to start feeling very enthusiastic or agitated.
- The children became excited when they saw the presents.
In scientific/technical contexts: To raise (an atom, molecule, etc.) to a higher energy level.
- The laser is used to excite the electrons to a higher state.

Variants and Related Words

Excited (Adjective): Feeling or showing enthusiasm and eagerness.
- The excited fans waited for the concert to begin.
Excitable (Adjective): Easily excited.
- He has an excitable temperament.
Excitement (Noun): A feeling of great enthusiasm and eagerness.
- The excitement in the room was palpable.
Exciting (Adjective): Causing excitement; thrilling.
- It was an exciting football match.

Synonyms

Related Phrasal Verbs

Excite about: To cause someone to feel enthusiastic about something. (Note: More commonly used in the adjective form "excited about").
- He tried to excite them about the new project.

Related Idioms

All excited: Very enthusiastic and eager about something.
- She was all excited about her trip to Paris.
Too excited to sleep: So enthusiastic or agitated that one cannot sleep.
- The night before his birthday, he was too excited to sleep.

Verb

produce a magnetic field in
- excite the neurons
raise to a higher energy level
- excite the atoms
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
- These stories shook the community
- the civil war shook the country
stimulate sexually
- This movie usually arouses the male audience
cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
- The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks
stir feelings in
- stimulate my appetite
- excite the audience
- stir emotions
act as a stimulant
- The book stimulated her imagination
- This play stimulates
arouse or elicit a feeling

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