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1. excite
verb. ['ɪkˈsaɪt'] arouse or elicit a feeling.
Synonyms
- fire
- enthuse
- raise
- evoke
- elicit
- enkindle
- provoke
- arouse
Antonyms
- strengthen
- curse
- bless
- anesthetize
Etymology
- exciten (Middle English (1100-1500))
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Rhymes with Excite
- disinvite
- semi-height
- satterwhite
- reinvite
- reignite
- nonwhite
- forthright
- contrite
- riunite
- reunite
- overwrite
- overnite
- overnight
- mcwright
- mcwhite
- mcright
- mcknight
- mccright
- macknight
- enwright
- despite
- clevite
- uptight
- upright
- tonite
- tonight
- strite
- streit
- sprite
- rewrite
How do you pronounce excite?
Pronounce excite as ɪkˈsaɪt.
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Sentences with excite
1. Verb, base form
They not only excite the taste buds but bring back a sense of service and class to flying."
2. Noun, singular or mass
Cheers and chants are what cheerleaders use to encourage players and excite and entertain the crowd.
Quotes about excite
1. When it comes down to it, it's giving people a good night out in a basic way and I think my company guarantees that. There's always something new and something to excite us and surprise us, and that's why people come back, I hope.
- Matthew Bourne
2. For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you. Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean; they show us how to live and die.
- Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
3. You shall create beauty not to excite the sensesbut to give sustenance to the soul.
- Gabriela Mistral
2. excite
verb. ['ɪkˈsaɪt'] act as a stimulant.
Synonyms
- bear on
- impact
- stimulate
- touch on
- innervate
- affect
- bear upon
- invigorate
- touch
- quicken
Antonyms
- bore
- hire
- extinguish
- stand still
Etymology
- exciten (Middle English (1100-1500))
3. excite
verb. ['ɪkˈsaɪt'] raise to a higher energy level.
Synonyms
- alter
- modify
- change
- energise
Antonyms
- male
- maleness
- femaleness
- female
Etymology
- exciten (Middle English (1100-1500))
4. excite
verb. ['ɪkˈsaɪt'] produce a magnetic field in.
Synonyms
- change
- alter
Antonyms
- bisexual
- homosexual
- sexual
Etymology
- exciten (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. excite
verb. ['ɪkˈsaɪt'] stir feelings in.
Synonyms
- jerk off
- jack off
- sensitise
- blow
- whet
- sensitize
- fuck off
- work
- she-bop
- wank
- go down on
- stir
- disgust
- thrill
- repel
- fellate
- revolt
- gross out
- stimulate
- masturbate
- suck
- quicken
Antonyms
- desensitize
- cause to sleep
- wake
- fall asleep
Etymology
- exciten (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. excite
verb. ['ɪkˈsaɪt'] stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of.
Synonyms
- kindle
- vibrate
- sex
- turn on
- invigorate
- provoke
- pick up
- enliven
- titillate
- wind up
- lift up
- elicit
- fuel
- invite
- shake
- enkindle
- arouse
- frighten
- animate
- evoke
- stir
- thrill
- tickle
- shake up
- tempt
- exalt
- elate
- raise
- inspire
- stimulate
- intoxicate
- affright
- uplift
- scare
- fright
Antonyms
- androgynous
- switch off
- stay
- deaden
Etymology
- exciten (Middle English (1100-1500))
7. excite
verb. ['ɪkˈsaɪt'] stimulate sexually.
Synonyms
- wind up
- stimulate
- stir
- shake
- shake up
- tempt
- turn on
- arouse
Antonyms
- de-energise
- de-energize
- discourage
- lower
Etymology
- exciten (Middle English (1100-1500))
8. excite
verb. ['ɪkˈsaɪt'] cause to be agitated, excited, or roused.
Synonyms
- bother
- electrify
- rouse
- psych up
- charge up
- charge
- commove
- hype up
- turn on
- disturb
- upset
- trouble
- pother
Antonyms
- deteriorate
- worsen
- sell
- displease
Etymology
- exciten (Middle English (1100-1500))