excite

Meaning

1. To stir the emotions of.
2. To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.
3. To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level.
4. To energize (an electromagnet); to produce a magnetic field in.

Concepts

excite

stimulate

arouse

stir up

agitate

rouse

provoke

stir

incite

turn on

inflame

inspire

thrill

irritate

instigate

shake

upset

titillate

animate

shake up

energize

annoy

trouble

urge on

enthuse

move

kindle

energise

commove

raise

exasperate

work up

impassion

tempt

wake

disturb

sex

wind up

whet

abet

activate

motivate

enkindle

fire up

urge

cheer up

exhilarate

tickle

make

aggravate

tease

rile

flush

foment

entice

encourage

evoke

enliven

drive

charge

charge up

effervesce

work

bewilder

confuse

perplex

switch on

discombobulate

call

goose

goad

ignite

pep up

electrify

irritant

cause

set on edge

tintillate

anger

enrage

get angry

incense

tousle

make up

actuate

allure

beguile

fascinate

intrigue

lure

tantalize

call into action

be extremely frightened

tremble with terror

fire

key up

torment

stimulate to exertion

impel

ani-mate

prompt

make eager

galvanize

gas

kill

warm

induce

alienate

disgust

distract

disarrange

pick up heavy object 3

ruffle

treat in

bother

revolt

chafe

exacerbate

fret

nettle

pique

rankle

vex

build

record

take up

fill with enthusiasm

abash

beat

bemuse

churn

dazzle

discomfit

disconcert

disorient

fuddle

mix up

muddle

mystify

obscure

riddle

roil

stump

throw

unsettle

bring around

get up

hasten

invoke

suggest

waken

accelerate

brisk

escalate

quicken

screw up

heat

recreate

brace

buoy up

cheer

freshen

freshen up

inspirit

invigorate

jazz around

jazz up

jolly

juice up

lift up

lighten

lighten up

perk up

pick up

spice

combust

conflagrate

set on fire

spark

strike

attune

cock

hop up

hot up

key

pitch

prime

set

sound off

soup up

strike up

tune

tune in

tune up

tweak

egg on

jog

whip

delight

enrapture

cause disorder

cause trouble

make happy

panic

fluster

worry

emotion

touch

arouse enthusiasm

attract

fever

alarm

boil

bubble

prod

shock

excitement

exciting

call out

educe

relive

amove

bring about

create

effectuate

engender

force

persuade

pin down

prevail

produce

set up

spark off

spur on

poke

load a gun

decrease

advise

enjoin

Hyphenated as

ex‧cite

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪkˈsaɪt/

Etymology

From Middle English exciten, from Old French exciter, from Latin excitare (“call out, call forth, arouse, wake up, stimulate”), frequentative of exciere (“call out, arouse, excite”), from ex (“out”) + ciere (“call, summon”). See cite and compare to accite, concite, incite.