Associations to the word «Excite»

Wiktionary

EXCITE, verb. (transitive) To stir the emotions of.
EXCITE, verb. (transitive) To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.
EXCITE, verb. (transitive) (physics) To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level.
EXCITE, verb. To energize (an electromagnet); to produce a magnetic field in.

Dictionary definition

EXCITE, verb. Arouse or elicit a feeling.
EXCITE, verb. Act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates".
EXCITE, verb. Stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions".
EXCITE, verb. Cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks".
EXCITE, verb. Stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience".
EXCITE, verb. Stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country".
EXCITE, verb. Raise to a higher energy level; "excite the atoms".
EXCITE, verb. Produce a magnetic field in; "excite the neurons".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats