"excite" meaning in English

See excite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪkˈsaɪt/ Audio: en-us-excite.ogg Forms: excites [present, singular, third-person], exciting [participle, present], excited [participle, past], excited [past], no-table-tags [table-tags], excite [infinitive]
enPR: ĭk-sītʹ Rhymes: -aɪt Etymology: From Middle English exciten, from Old French exciter, from Latin excitare (“call out, call forth, arouse, wake up, stimulate”), frequentative of exciere (“call out, arouse, excite”), from ex (“out”) + ciere (“call, summon”). See cite and compare to accite, concite, incite. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|exciten}} Middle English exciten, {{der|en|fro|exciter}} Old French exciter, {{der|en|la|excitare||call out, call forth, arouse, wake up, stimulate}} Latin excitare (“call out, call forth, arouse, wake up, stimulate”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} excite (third-person singular simple present excites, present participle exciting, simple past and past participle excited) Inflection templates: {{en-conj|old=1|stem=excit}}
  1. (transitive) To stir the emotions of. Tags: transitive Translations (to stir the emotions of): ὄρνυμι (órnumi) (Ancient Greek), գրգռել (grgṙel) (Armenian), вълнувам (vǎlnuvam) (Bulgarian), emocionar (Catalan), 激動 (Chinese Mandarin), 激动 (jīdòng) (Chinese Mandarin), vzrušit (Czech), prikkelen (Dutch), opwinden (Dutch), eksciti (Esperanto), øsa (Faroese), innostaa (Finnish), kiihottaa (Finnish), exciter (French), აგზნება (agzneba) (Georgian), აღელვება (aɣelveba) (Georgian), erregen (German), הלהיב (helhiv) [masculine] (Hebrew), עורר (orer) [masculine] (Hebrew), उत्तेजित करना (uttejit karnā) (Hindi), उत्साहित करना (utsāhit karnā) (Hindi), æsa (Icelandic), ardaigh (Irish), stimolare (Italian), eccitare (Italian), riaccendere (Italian), 興奮させる (kōfun saseru) (alt: こうふんさせる) (Japanese), commoveō (Latin), whakaihiihi (Maori), whakawana (Maori), उत्तेजित करणे (uttejit karṇe) (Marathi), animar (Portuguese), empolgar (Portuguese), comover (Portuguese), excita (Romanian), волнова́ть (volnovátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), взволнова́ть (vzvolnovátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), возбужда́ть (vozbuždátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), возбуди́ть (vozbudítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), emocionar (Spanish), sisimua (Swahili), heyecanlandırmak (Turkish)
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  2. (transitive) To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate. Tags: transitive Synonyms: instigate, provoke, incite, thrill Translations (to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate): ὄρνυμι (órnumi) (Ancient Greek), գրգռել (grgṙel) (Armenian), подбуждам (podbuždam) (Bulgarian), стимулирам (stimuliram) (Bulgarian), 激發 (Chinese Mandarin), 激发 (jīfā) (Chinese Mandarin), podnítit (Czech), stimuleren (Dutch), prikkelen (Dutch), herättää (Finnish), synnyttää (Finnish), exciter (French), შეგულიანება (šegulianeba) (Georgian), სტიმულაცია (sṭimulacia) (Georgian), სტიმულირება (sṭimulireba) (Georgian), erregen (German), anregen (english: nerves) (German), עורר (orer) [masculine] (Hebrew), ליבה (liba) [masculine] (Hebrew), דירבן (dirben) [masculine] (Hebrew), provocare (Italian), accendere (Italian), stimolare (Italian), 刺激する (shigeki suru) (alt: しげきする) (Japanese), 活性化させる (kasseika saseru) (alt: かっせいかさせる) (Japanese), excitō (Latin), whakakenakena (Maori), onǣlan (Old English), provocar (Portuguese), возбужда́ть (vozbuždátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), возбуди́ть (vozbudítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), стимули́ровать (stimulírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), estimular (Spanish), sisimua (Swahili), teşvik etmek (Turkish)
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  3. (transitive, physics) To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Physics Translations (to cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state): възбуждам (vǎzbuždam) (Bulgarian), excitovat (Czech), exciteren (Dutch), virittää (Finnish), exciter (French), עורר (orer) [masculine] (Hebrew), eccitare (Italian), 励起する (reiki suru) (alt: れいきする) (Japanese), उत्तेजित करणे (uttejit karṇe) (Marathi), возбужда́ть (vozbuždátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), возбуди́ть (vozbudítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), excitar (Spanish), excitera (Swedish)
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  4. To energize (an electromagnet); to produce a magnetic field in.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: self-excite Related terms: excitement, excitation

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To stir the emotions of."
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          "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
          "word": "innostaa"
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          "roman": "agzneba",
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          "word": "აგზნება"
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          "roman": "aɣelveba",
          "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
          "word": "აღელვება"
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
          "word": "erregen"
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          "word": "ὄρνυμι"
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          "word": "עורר"
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          "roman": "uttejit karnā",
          "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
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          "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
          "word": "ardaigh"
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
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          "_dis1": "85 9 3 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
          "word": "eccitare"
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          "_dis1": "85 9 3 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
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          "alt": "こうふんさせる",
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          "roman": "kōfun saseru",
          "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
          "word": "興奮させる"
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          "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
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          "word": "comover"
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          "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
          "word": "excita"
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          "roman": "volnovátʹ",
          "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
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          "word": "волнова́ть"
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          "roman": "vzvolnovátʹ",
          "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
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          "word": "взволнова́ть"
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          "roman": "vozbuždátʹ",
          "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
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          "word": "возбужда́ть"
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vozbudítʹ",
          "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
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          "word": "возбуди́ть"
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          "_dis1": "85 9 3 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
          "word": "emocionar"
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          "_dis1": "85 9 3 3",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
          "word": "sisimua"
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
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          "text": "Favoritism tends to excite jealousy in the ones not being favored.",
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          "text": "The political reforms excited unrest among the population.",
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          "text": "There are drugs designed to excite certain nerves in our body.",
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          "english": "[S]aint Paul says and to the Romans he has written that by hearing of such ringing men have the faith perfectly so that he did not put the ringing in the script but it exciteth the memory in what manner men should believe",
          "ref": "[c. 1430, Guillaume de Deguileville, chapter LXXXXIX, in [anonymous], transl., edited by William Aldis Wright, The Pilgrimage of the Lyf of the Manhode. From the French (Cambridge University Library, MS Kk.1.7) (in Middle English), London: Printed for the Roxburghe Club; J[ohn] B[owyer] Nichols and Sons, […], published 1869, →OCLC, 1st part, folio 39, page 54:",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "self-excite"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "inh"
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English exciten, from Old French exciter, from Latin excitare (“call out, call forth, arouse, wake up, stimulate”), frequentative of exciere (“call out, arouse, excite”), from ex (“out”) + ciere (“call, summon”). See cite and compare to accite, concite, incite.",
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        "singular",
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        "participle",
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        "past"
      ]
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      "form": "excited",
      "tags": [
        "past"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "old": "1",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "excitement"
    },
    {
      "word": "excitation"
    }
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  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "affect"
        },
        {
          "word": "move"
        },
        {
          "word": "touch"
        },
        {
          "word": "relax"
        },
        {
          "word": "calm"
        }
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "The fireworks which opened the festivities excited anyone present.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "To stir the emotions of."
      ],
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          "stir"
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          "emotion",
          "emotion"
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        "(transitive) To stir the emotions of."
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
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        {
          "text": "Favoritism tends to excite jealousy in the ones not being favored.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "The political reforms excited unrest among the population.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "There are drugs designed to excite certain nerves in our body.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "[S]aint Paul says and to the Romans he has written that by hearing of such ringing men have the faith perfectly so that he did not put the ringing in the script but it exciteth the memory in what manner men should believe",
          "ref": "[c. 1430, Guillaume de Deguileville, chapter LXXXXIX, in [anonymous], transl., edited by William Aldis Wright, The Pilgrimage of the Lyf of the Manhode. From the French (Cambridge University Library, MS Kk.1.7) (in Middle English), London: Printed for the Roxburghe Club; J[ohn] B[owyer] Nichols and Sons, […], published 1869, →OCLC, 1st part, folio 39, page 54:",
          "text": "[S]eint Poul seith and to the Romayns he hath writen that bi heeringe of swich ringinge men haven the feith perfytliche so that he putte not the ringinge in the scrippe but it exiteth the memorie in what manere men shulden bileeue",
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      "glosses": [
        "To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate."
      ],
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        [
          "stimulate",
          "stimulate"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "instigate"
        },
        {
          "word": "provoke"
        },
        {
          "word": "incite"
        },
        {
          "word": "thrill"
        }
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
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        "English transitive verbs",
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "By applying electric potential to the neon atoms, the electrons become excited, then emit a photon when returning to normal.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level."
      ],
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          "physics",
          "physics"
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          "cause",
          "cause"
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          "electron",
          "electron"
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          "higher",
          "higher"
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        [
          "state",
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          "promote"
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          "level",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, physics) To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
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        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "physics"
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      "categories": [
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "to excite a dynamo",
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      "glosses": [
        "To energize (an electromagnet); to produce a magnetic field in."
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          "electromagnet",
          "electromagnet"
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          "magnetic field",
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    {
      "enpr": "ĭk-sītʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪkˈsaɪt/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-aɪt"
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "grgṙel",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "գրգռել"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vǎlnuvam",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "вълнувам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "emocionar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "激動"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jīdòng",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "激动"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "vzrušit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "prikkelen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "opwinden"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "eksciti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "øsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "innostaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "kiihottaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "exciter"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "agzneba",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "აგზნება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "aɣelveba",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "აღელვება"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "erregen"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "órnumi",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "ὄρνυμι"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "helhiv",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "הלהיב"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "orer",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "עורר"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "uttejit karnā",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "उत्तेजित करना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "utsāhit karnā",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "उत्साहित करना"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "æsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "ardaigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "stimolare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "eccitare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "riaccendere"
    },
    {
      "alt": "こうふんさせる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kōfun saseru",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "興奮させる"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "commoveō"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "whakaihiihi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "whakawana"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "uttejit karṇe",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "उत्तेजित करणे"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "animar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "empolgar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "comover"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "excita"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "volnovátʹ",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "волнова́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vzvolnovátʹ",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "взволнова́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vozbuždátʹ",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "возбужда́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vozbudítʹ",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "возбуди́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "emocionar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "sisimua"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to stir the emotions of",
      "word": "heyecanlandırmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "grgṙel",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "word": "գրգռել"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "podbuždam",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "word": "подбуждам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "stimuliram",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "word": "стимулирам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "word": "激發"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jīfā",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "word": "激发"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "word": "podnítit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "word": "stimuleren"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "word": "prikkelen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "word": "herättää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "word": "synnyttää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "word": "exciter"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "šegulianeba",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "word": "შეგულიანება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "sṭimulacia",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "word": "სტიმულაცია"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "sṭimulireba",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "word": "სტიმულირება"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "word": "erregen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "nerves",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "word": "anregen"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "órnumi",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "word": "ὄρνυμι"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "orer",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "עורר"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "liba",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ליבה"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "dirben",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "דירבן"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "word": "provocare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "word": "accendere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "word": "stimolare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しげきする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shigeki suru",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "word": "刺激する"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かっせいかさせる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kasseika saseru",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "word": "活性化させる"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "word": "excitō"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "word": "whakakenakena"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "word": "onǣlan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "word": "provocar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vozbuždátʹ",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "возбужда́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vozbudítʹ",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "возбуди́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "stimulírovatʹ",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "стимули́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "word": "estimular"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "word": "sisimua"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate",
      "word": "teşvik etmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vǎzbuždam",
      "sense": "to cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state",
      "word": "възбуждам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state",
      "word": "excitovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state",
      "word": "exciteren"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state",
      "word": "virittää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state",
      "word": "exciter"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "orer",
      "sense": "to cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "עורר"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state",
      "word": "eccitare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "れいきする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "reiki suru",
      "sense": "to cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state",
      "word": "励起する"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "uttejit karṇe",
      "sense": "to cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state",
      "word": "उत्तेजित करणे"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vozbuždátʹ",
      "sense": "to cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "возбужда́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vozbudítʹ",
      "sense": "to cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "возбуди́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state",
      "word": "excitar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state",
      "word": "excitera"
    }
  ],
  "word": "excite"
}

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