Excite meaning

What does “excite” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“excite” is a verb with 8 meanings. Its most common meaning is: arouse or elicit a feeling.

excite

arouse or elicit a feeling
act as a stimulant
“The book stimulated her imagination”
“This play stimulates”
Synonymsstimulate
stir feelings in
“stimulate my appetite”
“excite the audience”
Synonymsstimulate stir
cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
“The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks”
Synonymsagitate rouse turn on charge commove charge up
stimulate sexually
“This movie usually arouses the male audience”
Synonymsarouse sex turn on wind up
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
“These stories shook the community”
“the civil war shook the country”
Synonymsstimulate shake shake up stir
raise to a higher energy level
“excite the atoms”
Synonymsenergize energise
produce a magnetic field in
“excite the neurons”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University