English verb: excite | |||
1. | excite (emotion) arouse or elicit a feeling | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | enthuse | ||
2. | excite (change) act as a stimulant | ||
Samples | The book stimulated her imagination. This play stimulates. | ||
Synonyms | stimulate | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | affect, bear on, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | innervate, invigorate, irritate, quicken | ||
Antonyms | dampen, stifle | ||
3. | excite (perception) stir feelings in | ||
Samples | Stimulate my appetite. Excite the audience. Stir emotions. | ||
Synonyms | stimulate, stir | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sensitise, sensitize | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | blow, disgust, fellate, fuck off, go down on, gross out, horripilate, jack off, jerk off, masturbate, masturbate, quicken, repel, revolt, she-bop, suck, thrill, wank, whet, work | ||
4. | excite (emotion) cause to be agitated, excited, or roused | ||
Samples | The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks. | ||
Examples | The bad news will excite him, The good news will excite her | ||
Synonyms | agitate, charge, charge up, commove, rouse, turn on | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disturb, trouble, upset | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bother, electrify, hype up, pother, psych up | ||
Antonyms | calm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull | ||
5. | excite (emotion) stimulate sexually | ||
Samples | This movie usually arouses the male audience. | ||
Examples | The performance is likely to excite Sue | ||
Synonyms | arouse, sex, turn on, wind up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | tempt | ||
6. | excite (emotion) stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of | ||
Samples | These stories shook the community. The civil war shook the country. | ||
Examples | The performance is likely to excite Sue | ||
Synonyms | shake, shake up, stimulate, stir | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | affright, animate, arouse, elate, enliven, exalt, excite, fright, frighten, fuel, inspire, intoxicate, invigorate, invite, lift up, pick up, scare, sex, tempt, thrill, tickle, titillate, turn on, uplift, vibrate, wind up | ||
7. | excite (change) raise to a higher energy level | ||
Samples | Excite the atoms. | ||
Synonyms | energise, energize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
8. | excite (change) produce a magnetic field in | ||
Samples | Excite the neurons. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||