excite
21excite — transitive verb (excited; exciting) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French exciter, from Latin excitare, from ex + citare to rouse more at cite Date: 14th century 1. a. to call to activity b. to rouse to an emotional response < scenes to… …
22excite — ex|cite [ıkˈsaıt] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: exciter, from Latin excitare, from citare to set in movement ] 1.) [not in progressive] to make someone feel happy, interested, or eager ▪ His playing is technically brilliant, but it… …
23excite — verb (T) 1 excite interest/suspicion/jealousy etc to make someone feel a particular emotion: The court case has excited a lot of public interest. 2 excite comment/rumour etc if something excites comment etc, it makes people talk about it: The… …
24excite — ex|cite [ ık saıt ] verb transitive * 1. ) to make someone feel happy and enthusiastic about something good that is going to happen: The prospect of working in Australia really excites me. a ) to make someone feel lively, nervous, or upset: We… …
25excite — [14] The use of the word excite to convey ‘agitated elation’ is a comparatively recent development, first recorded from the mid 19th century. Before that it was a fairly neutral verb, meaning ‘produce a response, provoke’ (as in the rather formal …
26excité — adj.. E. : Peur. A1) être très excité, être dans des transes, être très excité tourmenté // angoissé // bouleversé, être dans un état extrême d agitation : étre dyê to sôz étà <être dans tous ses états> (Albanais.001), étre dyin tote séz… …
27excite — [14] The use of the word excite to convey ‘agitated elation’ is a comparatively recent development, first recorded from the mid 19th century. Before that it was a fairly neutral verb, meaning ‘produce a response, provoke’ (as in the rather formal …
28excite — verb a) To stir the emotions of. The fireworks which opened the festivities excited anyone present. b) To arouse or bring out (eg feelings); to stimulate. Favoritism tends to excite jealousy in the ones not being favored. Ant …
29excite — verb Excite is used with these nouns as the object: ↑comment, ↑controversy, ↑envy, ↑imagination, ↑interest …
30excite — Synonyms and related words: activate, affect the interest, agitate, anger, animate, annoy, arouse, attract, awake, awaken, beat, beat up, begin, blow the coals, blow up, bring about, call forth, call up, cause, churn, churn up, concern, convulse …