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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
excite/ɪkˈsʌɪt/
▶verb
- 1 cause to feel very enthusiastic and eager.
■ arouse sexually.
- 2 give rise to (a feeling or reaction).
- 3 produce a state of increased energy or activity in (a physical or biological system).
– derivatives
excitation noun (chiefly technical),
excitative adjective (rare),
excitatory adjective (chiefly Physiology),
excited adjective,
excitedly adverb,
exciter noun.
excitation noun (chiefly technical),
excitative adjective (rare),
excitatory adjective (chiefly Physiology),
excited adjective,
excitedly adverb,
exciter noun.
– origin ME (in the sense ‘incite someone to do something’): from OFr. exciter or L. excitare, frequentative of exciere ‘call out’.
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