excite
Syllables: ex·cite/ɪkˈsaɪt/
excite verb: to stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement.
Verb
excite (third-person singular simple present excites, present participle exciting, simple past and past participle excited)
- To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement.
- The fireworks which opened the festivities excited anyone present.
- To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.
- Favoritism tends to excite jealousy in the ones not being favored.
- The political reforms excited unrest among the population.
- 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.
- To energize (an electromagnet); to produce a magnetic field in.
- to excite a dynamo
excite meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
excite in Hindi
- to stir the emotions of
- उत्तेजित करना uttejit karnā, उत्साहित करना utsāhit karnā
excite in Tamil
- உணர்வெழுப்பு, கிளர்வூட்டு, செயற்படுத்து, அருட்டு
excite in Marathi
- to stir the emotions of
- उत्तेजित करणे uttejit karṇe
- to cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state
- उत्तेजित करणे uttejit karṇe
excite in Urdu
- چمکانا, ہیجان پیدا کرنا, جوش دلانا
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- excite in Bengali
- উদ্দীপিত করা, উত্তেজিত করা, প্রবল আগ্রহ সৃষ্টি করা
- excite in Malayalam
- ഉണർത്തുക, ഉജ്ജ്വലിപ്പിക്കുക, ലൈംഗികവികാരമുണർത്തുക, ഉത്തേജിപ്പിക്കുക
- excite in Kannada
- ಪ್ರಚೋದಿಸು, ಉತ್ತೇಜಿಸು, ಉದ್ರೇಕಿಸು, ಕೆರಳಿಸು
- excite in Odia
- ଚାଳିବା cāḷibā, ତାଇବା tāibā
- excite in Sanskrit
- इषण्यति iṣaṇyati, ईरयति īráyati, जवति jávati, जू jū
Examples of excite in a sentence
- Smugglers operating secretly so as not to excite suspicion.
- They were at length excited, by her mere importunance to leave the room, and soon after the house.1840, Randolph Roscoe, The Emerald (page 53)
Synonyms of excite
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Antonyms
Forms of excite
| third-person singular present | excites |
|---|---|
| present participle | exciting |
| past participle | excited |
| past | excited |
| second-person singular present (archaic) | excitest |
| second-person singular past (archaic) | excitedst |
| third-person singular present (archaic) | exciteth |
Origin of excite
From Middle English exciten, from Old French exciter, from Latin excitō (“to call out, call forth, arouse, wake up, stimulate”), frequentative of excieō (“to call out, arouse, excite”), from ex (“out”) + cieō (“to call, summon”). See cite and compare to accite, concite, incite.
Words formed from excite
Words that rhyme with excite
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- knight
- slight
- Dwight
- height
- sight
- night
- sprite
- fight
- parasite
- site
- alight
- smite
- all right
- blight
- might
- mite
- skite
- cite
- indite
- lite
- outright
- plight
- bight
- ignite
- invite
- overnight
- uptight
- wight
- accite
- alright
- benight
- bewrite
- blite
- copyright
- despite
- dight
- disunite
- finite
- flite
- hight
- incite
- recite
- relight
- rewrite
- sleight
- spite
- spright
- wite
Questions about excite
- What does excite mean?
- Excite means to stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement.
- What is excite in Hindi?
- Excite in Hindi is उत्तेजित करना (uttejit karnā), उत्साहित करना (utsāhit karnā). See Excite meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use excite in a sentence?
- Smugglers operating secretly so as not to excite suspicion.
- What part of speech is excite?
- Excite is a verb.
- How do you pronounce excite?
- Excite is pronounced /ɪkˈsaɪt/.
- What is the past tense of excite?
- The past tense of excite is excited.
Words near excite in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: excite (page history and authors); excite (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); excite (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Excite (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); excite (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); excite (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ଚାଳିବା (Odia) (page history and authors); इषण्यति (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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