[
US
/ɪkˈsaɪt/
]
[ UK /ɛksˈaɪt/ ]
[ UK /ɛksˈaɪt/ ]
VERB
-
stimulate sexually
This movie usually arouses the male audience -
act as a stimulant
The book stimulated her imagination
This play stimulates -
raise to a higher energy level
excite the atoms -
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
the civil war shook the country
These stories shook the community -
stir feelings in
excite the audience
stimulate my appetite
stir emotions - arouse or elicit a feeling
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produce a magnetic field in
excite the neurons -
cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks
How To Use excite In A Sentence
- They were now surrounded on all sides by a ring of excited, curious faces.
- He came back hours later clothes ragged, an excited look on his face.
- I really felt like both of us were gonna be excited for the other one if we won and that meant a lot.
- That which is soft and effeminate, which is calculated to excite the passions, by multitudes of ambiguous expressions, (not the less dangerous for being so cloaked) should be considered by Christians as an abuse the more deplorable, as it has even been censured and condemned by the pagans. The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi
- Not for a very long time has the discovery of new music so profoundly moved and excited me as the contents of this disc.
- The overseer, a great strong man, cracking his "blacksnake" from time to time, to enforce authority, excited our strong indignation. 'Three Score Years and Ten' Life-Long Memories of Fort Snelling, Minnesota, and Other Parts of the West
- Some putz suddenly takes the stage to announce me and exclaim excitedly that this was my ‘largest sold-out crowd to date!’.
- That said, the chemistry between the two brings a thrilling tingle of excitement to the tale. Times, Sunday Times
- He deliberately paused outside the door, forcing them to wait in frustration before they dared erupt into excited comment.
- This book will continue to generate excitement for a long time.