/ɪkˈsaɪt/
#1559 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
To make someone feel very happy and full of interest in something.
Word origin
From Latin excitare, meaning to call out or stir up.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- excitare
- English cognates
- cite, incite
Grammar
Verb typeregular (excite, excites, excited)
Examples
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"Excite" means to make them feel eager and happy.
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Here it means nothing made him feel interested.
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"Excited" here is the past form of the verb.
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