excite meaning and definition

EXCITE verb

Definition of excite (verb)

1. arouse or elicit a feeling
2. act as a stimulant
   • "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates"
   • synonyms: stimulate
   • antonym: dampen
3. stir feelings in
   • "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"
   • synonyms: stimulate, stir
4. cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
   • "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
   • synonyms: agitate, charge, charge up, commove, rouse, turn on
   • antonym: calm
5. stimulate sexually
   • "This movie usually arouses the male audience"
   • synonyms: arouse, sex, turn on, wind up
6. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
   • "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
   • synonyms: shake, shake up, stimulate, stir
7. raise to a higher energy level
   • "excite the atoms"
   • synonyms: energise, energize
8. produce a magnetic field in
   • "excite the neurons"