Definition of excites Excites

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excites, verb, present, 3rd person singular of excite (infinitive).

WordNet

Verb excites, exciting, excited
excite - raise to a higher energy level; "excite the atoms"
		energize, energise
		modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
excite - arouse or elicit a feeling
		enkindle, elicit, kindle, provoke, evoke, arouse, fire, raise derive by reason; "elicit a solution"
		enthuse utter with enthusiasm
excite - produce a magnetic field in; "excite the neurons"
		modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
excite - stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"
		stimulate, stir
		sensitise, sensitize make sensitive or aware; "He was not sensitized to her emotional needs"
		jack off, jerk off, she-bop, wank, masturbate, fuck off get sexual gratification through self-stimulation
		masturbate get sexual gratification through self-stimulation
		horripilate cause (someone's) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps; "Hitchcock movies horripilate me"
		work arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"
		fellate, go down on, suck, blow provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
		thrill feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine"
		whet, quicken sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone
		disgust, gross out, revolt, repel cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; "The pornographic pictures sickened us"
excite - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
		stimulate, shake, shake up, stir
		enkindle, elicit, kindle, provoke, evoke, arouse, fire, raise derive by reason; "elicit a solution"
		foment, stir up, agitate bathe with warm water or medicated lotions; "His legs should be fomented"
		fuel stimulate; "fuel the debate on creationism"
		sex, wind up, arouse, turn on, excite tell the sex (of young chickens)
		affright, fright, frighten, scare cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"
		tickle, thrill, vibrate touch or stroke lightly; "The grass tickled her calves"
		tempt, invite try presumptuously; "St. Anthony was tempted in the desert"
		elate, lift up, intoxicate, uplift, pick up fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"
		enliven, animate, exalt, invigorate, inspire make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"
		titillate excite pleasurably or erotically; "A titillating story appeared in the usually conservative magazine"
excite - act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates"
		stimulate
		stifle, dampen smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"
		bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, affect, touch press or wedge together; pack together
		invigorate, quicken impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; "Exercise is invigorating"
		innervate stimulate to action; "innervate a muscle or a nerve"
		irritate excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach"
excite - cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
		agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, charge up
		quiet, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, lull, quieten, calm, still become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment"
		disturb, trouble, upset damage as if by shaking or jarring; "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!"
		hype up, psych up get excited or stimulated; "The children were all psyched up after the movie"
		bother make confused or perplexed or puzzled
		pother make upset or troubled
		electrify equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance"
excite - stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"
		arouse, sex, turn on, wind up
		shake up, stimulate, excite, stir, shake cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
		tempt try presumptuously; "St. Anthony was tempted in the desert"

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Wiktionary

excite (Verb)
To stir the emotions of.
excite (Verb)
To arouse or bring out eg feelings; to stimulate.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

excite (v. t.)
To call to activity in any way; to rouse to feeling; to kindle to passionate emotion; to stir up to combined or general activity; as, to excite a person, the spirits, the passions; to excite a mutiny or insurrection; to excite heat by friction.
excite (v. t.)
To call forth or increase the vital activity of an organism, or any of its parts.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

excite
To arouse or stir up emotions or feelings.
excite
To act as a stimulant.
excite
To stimulate feelings.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

excite
ek-sīt′, v.t. to call into activity: to stir up: to rouse: to irritate.—ns. Excītabil′ity, Excīt′ableness.—adj. Excīt′able, capable of being excited, easily excited.—ns. Excitant (ek′sit-ant, or ek-sīt′ant), that which excites or rouses the vital activity of the body: a stimulant; Excitā′tion, act of exciting: means of excitement: state of excitement.—adjs. Excīt′ātive, Excīt′ātory, tending to excite.—p.adj. Excīt′ed, agitated.—ns. Excite′ment, agitation: that which excites; Excīt′er.—p.adj. Excīt′ing, tending to excite.—adj. Excī′to-mō′tor, exhibiting muscular contraction. [Fr.,—L. excitāre, -ātum—exciēre—ex, out, ciēre, to set in motion.]