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excite

/ɪkˈsaɪt/verb2 syllables

Excite means: cause to be agitated, excited, or roused.

Synonyms for excite29

verb, as in cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, charge up

verb, as in stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of

stimulate, shake, shake up, stir, geek out

verb, as in to evoke sexual feelings

arouse, sex, turn on, wind up

verb, as in stir feelings in

stimulate, stir

verb, as in raise to a higher energy level

energize, energise

verb, as in act as a stimulant

stimulate

also used for excite

affect, move, touch, instigate, fire, provoke, abet, actuate, goose, fuel, light a fire under, send, sting

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What does excite mean?8

verb

1

cause to be agitated, excited, or roused“The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks”

2

stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of“These stories shook the community”

3

to evoke sexual feelings“This movie usually arouses the male audience”

4

stir feelings in“stimulate my appetite”

5

raise to a higher energy level“excite the atoms”

6

act as a stimulant“The book stimulated her imagination”

7

arouse or elicit a feeling

8

produce a magnetic field in“excite the neurons”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with excite?47

three syllables

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Excite in a sentence

  • Every day brings new questions and answers that excite his curious mind greatly.Nuel
  • Whoever excites wasps has only to blame himself.AmarMecheri
  • That threatening tone of his excites the hell out of me.Nuel
  • What excites you about the town you live in?sundown
  • What excites you about the city you live in?sundown
  • The thought of our laughter echoing together excites me more than words can say.Nuel
  • Where is your honey that excites the bees, Pyragy?Imp
  • My current routine doesn't excite me.Nuel

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Forms of excite

as a verb

past tense
excited
present participle
exciting
third-person singular
excites
past participle
excited