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excite
[ ik-sahyt ]
verb (used with object)
- 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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- to arouse or stir up (emotions or feelings):
to excite jealousy or hatred.
Synonyms:
- to cause; awaken:
to excite interest or curiosity.
- to stir to action; provoke or stir up:
to excite a dog by baiting him.
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- Physiology. to stimulate:
to excite a nerve.
- Electricity. to supply with electricity for producing electric activity or a magnetic field:
to excite a dynamo.
- Physics. to raise (an atom, molecule, etc.) to an excited state.
excite
/ ɪˈɪ /
verb
- to arouse (a person) to strong feeling, esp to pleasurable anticipation or nervous agitation
- to arouse or elicit (an emotion, response, etc); evoke
her answers excited curiosity
- to cause or bring about; stir up
to excite a rebellion
- to arouse sexually
- physiol to cause a response in or increase the activity of (an organ, tissue, or part); stimulate
- to raise (an atom, molecule, electron, nucleus, etc) from the ground state to a higher energy level
- to supply electricity to (the coils of a generator or motor) in order to create a magnetic field
- to supply a signal to a stage of an active electronic circuit
Other 51Թ Forms
- e·ٱ verb (used with object) preexcited preexciting
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of excite1
Example Sentences
If England feel they want further pace cover in the squad, it could come from 20-year-old left-armer Josh Hull, who made his Test debut last summer, or Hampshire's exciting prospect Sonny Baker.
"I am so excited to be presenting every Friday in May on Radio 1's Early Breakfast," Minah said.
She added: "The CEO of Tesla is Elon Musk and the board is highly confident in his ability to continue executing on the exciting growth plan ahead."
How exciting it must be to be a player now with the potential to succeed in international cricket.
This may be the first title win under Bompastor but if this is a far cry from the perfection she craves, Chelsea's future is an exciting one.
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