Excite

verb

/ɪkˈsaɪt/

Word Frequency: 2.3

Definitions

1.verbTo stir the emotions of.

"The fireworks which opened the festivities excited anyone present."

2.verbTo arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.

"Favoritism tends to excite jealousy in the ones not being favored."

3.verbTo 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."

4.verbTo energize (an electromagnet); to produce a magnetic field in.

"to excite a dynamo"

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