excite

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɪkˈsaɪt/

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• Hyphenation: ex‧cite

Verb

Plain form excite

Third-person singular excites

Past tense excited

Past participle excited

Present participle exciting

1. (transitive) If something excites you, it makes you feel interested, happy, and awake.

   A good DJ can excite the crowd and make people dance.

   The new pictures from space excite the imagination.

2. (transitive) If something excites someone, it makes them think about sex.
3. (transitive) If something excites a nerve or a part of an animal or plant, it makes it more active.

Synonyms

• arouse
• stimulate

Related words

• exciting
• excitedly
• excited
• excitement
• excitable
• excitably
• excitation