Meaning & use
excite
To cause someone to feel eager, enthusiastic, or emotionally stirred up.
See it in a sentence
The trailer excited fans so much that tickets sold out within minutes of release.
Nothing excites her more than the chance to travel somewhere she has never been.
A note on using this word
Excite can also mean to trigger a reaction in science, as in 'excite an electron'; context makes the sense clear.
Words with a similar meaning
thrillstimulateenergize
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Words with an opposite meaning
borecalm
Another way to use it
2. verb
To stimulate a physical system, such as an atom or nerve, into a higher energy state.
A photon can excite an electron, moving it to a higher orbital around the nucleus.
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