excite

excite
/ik suyt"/, v.t., 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.
2. to arouse or stir up (emotions or feelings): to excite jealousy or hatred.
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.
5. Physiol. to stimulate: to excite a nerve.
6. Elect. 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.
[1300-50; ME < L excitare, equiv. to ex- EX-1 + citare, freq. of ciere to set in motion]
Syn. 1. stir, awaken, stimulate, animate, kindle, inflame. 2. evoke. 4. disturb, agitate, ruffle.

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