excite

verb

1. To stir the emotions of.

   “The fireworks which opened the festivities excited anyone present.”

2. 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.”

3. physicsTo 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. To energize (an electromagnet); to produce a magnetic field in.

   “to excite a dynamo”

5. Arouse or elicit a feeling

6. Act as a stimulant

   “The book stimulated her imagination”

   “This play stimulates”

   Similar: stimulate

7. Cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

   “The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks”

   Similar: agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, charge up

8. To evoke sexual feelings

   “This movie usually arouses the male audience”

   Similar: arouse, sex, turn on, wind up