Excite - English meaning

verb

Bring to life.

Usage examples:

Prometheus stole fire from heaven to animate his clay men

adjective

Alive or having life.

Usage examples:

Gods in a wide variety of forms, both animate and inanimate

verb

To cause someone or something to be more active or full of life

Usage examples:

He knows exactly what to say to animate a crowd.

verb

Evoke or awaken (a feeling, emotion, or response).

Usage examples:

Something about the man aroused the guard's suspicions

verb

To cause someone to have a particular feeling

Usage examples:

It's a subject that has aroused a lot of interest., our suspicions were first aroused when we heard…

verb

To cause someone to feel sexual excitement

verb

Rouse from sleep; cause to stop sleeping.

Usage examples:

Anna was awakened by the telephone

verb

To stop sleeping, or to cause someone to stop sleeping

Usage examples:

[ t ] the family was awakened by a noise., [ t ] his television series awakened popular interest in…

verb

To stop sleeping or to make someone stop sleeping

Usage examples:

They were awakened by the sound of gunfire., i awakened at dawn to find him beside me.

phrasal verb

Cause to happen, occur or exist

phrasal verb

To cause something to happen

Usage examples:

Harold’s working to bring about changes in the industry.

phrasal verb

To make something happen

Usage examples:

He brought about the collapse of the company by his reckless spending.

noun

A person or thing that gives rise to an action, phenomenon, or condition.

Usage examples:

The cause of the accident is not clear

verb

Make (something, especially something bad) happen.

Usage examples:

This disease can cause blindness

conjunction

Short for because.

verb

Please (someone) greatly.

Usage examples:

An experience guaranteed to delight both young and old

noun

Great pleasure.

Usage examples:

The little girls squealed with delight

noun

Great pleasure, satisfaction, or happiness, or something or someone that gives this

Usage examples:

[ c ] my sister’s little boy is a real delight., [ u ] his music teacher expressed delight with his…

verb

Charge with electricity; pass an electric current through.

Usage examples:

After locking the farm gate i had switched on the power to electrify the fence

verb

To equip with electricity

Usage examples:

They recently electrified this part of the railway line., her performance electrified the audience.

verb

To make a machine or system operate using electricity when it did not before

Usage examples:

The east coast railway line has been electrified.

verb

Evoke or draw out (a reaction, answer, or fact) from someone.

Usage examples:

I tried to elicit a smile from joanna

verb

To obtain something, esp. information or a reaction

Usage examples:

The program has also elicited both positive and negative responses.

verb

To get or produce something, especially information or a reaction

Usage examples:

Elicit a response from have you managed to elicit a response from them yet?, elicit information the…

verb

Set on fire.

Usage examples:

The glare from its enkindled roof illumined its innermost recesses

verb

Make (something) more entertaining, interesting, or appealing.

Usage examples:

The wartime routine was enlivened by a series of concerts

verb

To make more interesting or active

Usage examples:

Entertainment enlivened the meeting.

verb

To make something more interesting

Usage examples:

The game was much enlivened when both teams scored within five minutes of each other.

verb

Give intense pleasure or joy to.

Usage examples:

Ruth was enraptured by the sleeping child

verb

To give someone very great pleasure

Usage examples:

The performance enraptured adults and children alike.

verb

Make (someone) feel very happy, animated, or elated.

Usage examples:

She was exhilarated by the day's events

verb

To give someone strong feelings of happiness and excitement

verb

Instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action).

Usage examples:

They accused him of fomenting political unrest

verb

To cause something bad or illegal to develop

Usage examples:

To foment revolution

verb

To cause trouble to develop

Usage examples:

The song was banned on the grounds that it might foment racial tension.

verb

Shock or excite (someone) into taking action.

Usage examples:

The urgency of his voice galvanized them into action

noun

Galvanized steel sheeting, typically as used for roofing or fencing.

Usage examples:

The rain was beating hard against miss orilie's galvanize

verb

To cause a person or group to suddenly take action, esp. by shocking or exciting them in some way

Usage examples:

Why not use the media to galvanize the community into action?

verb

Encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behaviour).

Usage examples:

They conspired to incite riots

verb

To encourage someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent

Usage examples:

She incited racial hatred by distributing anti-semitic leaflets., [ + to infinitive ] she was expel…

verb

Bring about or initiate (an action or event).

Usage examples:

They instigated a reign of terror

verb

Provoke or stir up

verb

To cause an event or situation to happen by your actions

Usage examples:

Changes in the orientation program were instigated by the new director.

verb

(of alcoholic drink or a drug) cause (someone) to lose control of their faculties or behaviour.

Usage examples:

We don't allow people into sessions if they are intoxicated by alcohol or drugs

verb

(of alcohol or another drug) to make someone lose some control of their actions or behaviour

Usage examples:

The plant has the power to heal or intoxicate., it took surprisingly little drink to intoxicate him…

verb

To make someone excited, happy, and slightly out of control

Usage examples:

Their music never fails to intoxicate me., just the names are enough to intoxicate: monet, picasso,…

verb

Set (something) on fire.

Usage examples:

Last night i built the first fire i've kindled in years and it came back to me, that instinctual pu…

noun

A litter of kittens.

Usage examples:

She was asked to take in a kindle of kittens

verb

To cause a fire to start burning

Usage examples:

Fig. great literature kindled their imaginations (= made them work).

verb

Go in a specified direction or manner; change position.

Usage examples:

She moved to the door

noun

A change of place, position, or state.

Usage examples:

She made a sudden move towards me

verb

Change location

verb

Stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone.

Usage examples:

The decision provoked a storm of protest from civil rights organizations

verb

Provide the needed stimulus for

verb

To try to make a person or an animal angry or annoyed

Usage examples:

He was trying to provoke me into a fight., i’m trying to make people think, provoke their emotions.…

verb

Cause to stop sleeping.

Usage examples:

She was roused from a deep sleep by a hand on her shoulder

verb

To wake someone or make someone more active or excited

Usage examples:

She roused him from his sleep.

verb

Cause to go or be taken to a particular destination; arrange for the delivery of, especially by post.

Usage examples:

We sent a reminder letter but received no reply

verb

Variant spelling of scend (noun).

verb

The push or surge created by a wave.

verb

Raise levels of physiological or nervous activity in (the body or any biological system).

Usage examples:

The women are given fertility drugs to stimulate their ovaries

verb

To encourage something to grow, develop, or become active

Usage examples:

Tax cuts will stimulate the economy., read books to stimulate your child’s imagination., some veget…

verb

To encourage something to grow, develop, or become active

Usage examples:

The government plans to cut taxes in order to stimulate the economy., stimulate growth/investment/t…

verb

Move a spoon or other implement round in (a liquid or other substance) in order to mix it thoroughly.

Usage examples:

Desmond stirred his tea and ate a biscuit

noun

A slight physical movement.

Usage examples:

I stood, straining eyes and ears for the faintest stir

noun

Prison.

Usage examples:

I've spent twenty-eight years in stir

noun

A sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure.

Usage examples:

The thrill of jumping out of an aeroplane

verb

Cause (someone) to have a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure.

Usage examples:

His kiss thrilled and excited her

noun

A feeling of great excitement and pleasure

Usage examples:

It gave me a thrill to see her again after so many years., [ t ] just standing next to him thrilled…

verb

Lightly touch or prod (a person or a part of the body) in a way that causes mild discomfort or itching and often laughter.

Usage examples:

I tickled him under the ears

noun

An act of tickling someone.

Usage examples:

Dad gave my chin a little tickle

verb

Touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements

idiom

Put in motion or move to act

phrasal verb

Cause something to happen suddenly.

Usage examples:

There was concern that the move could touch off a trade war

phrasal verb

Cause something to ignite or explode by touching it.

Usage examples:

The soldier who touched off the mine was injured in the right foot