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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.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

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

    to excite jealousy or hatred.

    Synonyms:

  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.

    Synonyms: , ,

  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

  • e·ٱ verb (used with object) preexcited preexciting
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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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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.

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"I am so excited to be presenting every Friday in May on Radio 1's Early Breakfast," Minah said.

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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."

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How exciting it must be to be a player now with the potential to succeed in international cricket.

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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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