Dictionary entries for 'excite'

Synonyms

ex·cite (ĭk-sīt́)

[Middle English exciten, from Latin excitāre frequentative of exciēre, ex-, ex-, + ciēre, to set in motion.]

transitive verb: -cit·ed, -cit·ing, -cites.

To stir to activity.
To call forth (a reaction or emotion, for example); elicit: odd noises that excited our curiosity.
To arouse strong feeling in: speakers who know how to excite a crowd. See synonyms at provoke
Physiology To produce increased activity or response in (an organ, tissue, or part); stimulate.
Physics
1. To increase the energy of.
2. To raise (an atom, for example) to a higher energy level.