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excite

[ik-sahyt]

verb (used with object)

excited, exciting 
  1. to arouse or stir up the emotions or feelings of.

    to excite a person to anger; actions that excited his father's wrath.

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  2. to arouse or stir up (emotions or feelings).

    to excite jealousy or hatred.

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  3. to cause; awaken.

    to excite interest or curiosity.

  4. to stir to action; provoke or stir up.

    to excite a dog by baiting him.

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  5. Physiology.to stimulate.

    to excite a nerve.

  6. Electricity.to supply with electricity for producing electric activity or a magnetic field.

    to excite a dynamo.

  7. Physics.to raise (an atom, molecule, etc.) to an excited state.



excite

/ ɪˈɪ /

verb

  1. to arouse (a person) to strong feeling, esp to pleasurable anticipation or nervous agitation

  2. to arouse or elicit (an emotion, response, etc); evoke

    her answers excited curiosity

  3. to cause or bring about; stir up

    to excite a rebellion

  4. to arouse sexually

  5. physiol to cause a response in or increase the activity of (an organ, tissue, or part); stimulate

  6. to raise (an atom, molecule, electron, nucleus, etc) from the ground state to a higher energy level

  7. to supply electricity to (the coils of a generator or motor) in order to create a magnetic field

  8. to supply a signal to a stage of an active electronic circuit

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • preexcite verb (used with object)
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of excite1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Latin 泦, from ex- ex- 1 + “to move repeatedly, set in motion, summon” (from ŧ “to arouse, cause to go, move”)
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of excite1

C14: from Latin 泦, from exŧ to stimulate, from ŧ to set in motion, rouse
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A spokesperson from the zoo said the team were "so excited" and "proud" to be part of the captive breeding programme.

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“He’s getting very eager, getting very excited,” Roberts said before Sunday’s game.

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"I am excited to welcome her as the first female head of MI6."

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He said the new record, made in the north of England with his best mates, was his "most ambitious and exciting music to date".

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Michael Shanks, who is also the MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West, said the government was exploring a range of "exciting and viable" projects to secure a long-term transition for the site.

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