excite
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
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.
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
excite (third-person singular simple present excites, present participle exciting, simple past and past participle excited)
- (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.
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Translations [edit]
to stir the emotions of
to arouse or bring out (eg feelings); to stimulate
to cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state
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External links [edit]
- excite in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- excite in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
French [edit]
Verb [edit]
excite
- first-person singular present indicative of exciter
- third-person singular present indicative of exciter
- first-person singular present subjunctive of exciter
- first-person singular present subjunctive of exciter
- second-person singular imperative of exciter
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
excīte
- second-person plural present active imperative of exciō
Portuguese [edit]
Verb [edit]
excite
- First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of excitar
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present subjunctive of excitar
- Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of excitar
- Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of excitar
Spanish [edit]
Verb [edit]
excite (infinitive excitar)
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