to arouse or stir up the emotions or feelings of

to excite a person to anger; actions that excited his father's wrath.

to arouse or stir up (emotions or feelings)

to excite jealousy or hatred.

to cause; awaken

to excite interest or curiosity.

to stir to action; provoke or stir up

to excite a dog by baiting him.

Physiology . to stimulate

to excite a nerve.

Electricity . to supply with electricity for producing electric activity or a magnetic field

to excite a dynamo.

Physics . to raise (an atom, molecule, etc.) to an excited state.

verb

bore , calm , compose , deaden , lull , moderate , pacify , quiet , repress , tranquilize

verb

accelerate , agitate , amaze , anger , animate , annoy , arouse , astound , awaken , bother , chafe , delight , discompose , disturb , electrify , elicit , energize , evoke , feed the fire , fire , fluster , foment , galvanize , goad , incite , induce , inflame , infuriate , instigate , intensify , irritate , jar , jolt , kindle , madden , mock , move , offend , precipitate , provoke , quicken , rouse , start , stimulate , stir up , taunt , tease , thrill , titillate , touch off , vex , waken , wake up , warm , whet , work up , worry , egg on , impel , inspire , motivate , pique , prick , prod , prompt , propel , set off , spur , trigger , disconcert , distract , invigorate , perturb , prime , stir , unsettle , upset