Excite
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɪt
Origin
From Middle English exciten, from Old French exciter, from Latin excitare ("call out, call forth, arouse, wake up, stimulate"), frequentative of exciere ("call out, arouse excite"), from ex ("out") + ciere ("call, summon"). See cite and compare to accite, concite, incite.
Full definition of excite
Verb
- (transitive) To stir the emotions of.The fireworks which opened the festivities excited anyone present.
- (transitive) To arouse or bring out (eg feelings); to stimulate.Favoritism tends to excite jealousy in the ones not being favored.The political reforms excited unrest among to population.There are drugs designed to excite certain nerves in our body.
- (transitive, physics) To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level.By applying electric potential to the neon atoms, the electrons become excited, then emit a photon when returning to normal.