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Meaning of 'excite' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Excite [ v. t.]
- To call to activity in any way; to rouse to feeling; to kindle to passionate emotion; to stir up to combined or general activity; as, to excite a person, the spirits, the passions; to excite a mutiny or insurrection; to excite heat by friction.
- To call forth or increase the vital activity of an organism, or any of its parts.

Meaning of 'excite' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . excite [ v]
Meaning (1):
- raise to a higher energy level
Example in sentence:
  • excite the atoms
Meaning (2):
- stir feelings in
Example in sentence:
  • excite the audience;
  • stimulate my appetite;
  • stir emotions
Meaning (3):
- produce a magnetic field in
Example in sentence:
  • excite the neurons
Meaning (4):
- act as a stimulant
Example in sentence:
  • The book stimulated her imagination;
  • This play stimulates
Meaning (5):
- stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
Example in sentence:
  • the civil war shook the country;
  • These stories shook the community
Meaning (6):
- stimulate sexually
Example in sentence:
  • The old man wanted to be masturbated by the prostitute;
  • This movie usually arouses the male audience
Meaning (7):
- cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
Example in sentence:
  • The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks

Nearby Words:

excalceate excalceation excalfaction excalfactive excalfactory excalibur excamb excambie excambion excambium

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