excited; exciting
Definition of excite
1a : to call to activity
b : to rouse to an emotional response
scenes to excite the hardest man to pity
c : to arouse (something, such as a strong emotional response) by appropriate stimuli
excite enthusiasm for the new regime— Arthur Knight
2a : energize excite an electromagnet
b : to produce a magnetic field in
excite a dynamo
3 : to increase the activity of (something, such as a living organism) : stimulate
4 : to raise (an atomic nucleus, an atom, a molecule, etc.) to a higher energy level
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The first known use of excite was in the 14th century
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