excite

verbs

arouse or elicit a feeling

excite

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excitement

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excitement

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excitation

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call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

"arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise

act as a stimulant

"The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates"

excite, stimulate

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stir feelings in

"stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"

excite, stimulate, stir

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excitant

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excitement

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excitation

cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

"The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"

agitate, charge, charge up, commove, excite, rouse, turn on

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excitant

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excitement

stimulate sexually

"This movie usually arouses the male audience"

arouse, excite, sex, turn on, wind up

stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of

"These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"

excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir

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excitement

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excitation

raise to a higher energy level

"excite the atoms"

energise, energize, excite

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excitatory

produce a magnetic field in

"excite the neurons"

excite

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excitation

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cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

"The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

alter, change, modify