1. (

• excite ,

) arouse or elicit a feeling ;

2. (

• stimulate ,
• excite

) act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates" ;

3. (

• stimulate ,
• excite ,
• stir

) stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions" ;

4. (

• agitate ,
• rouse ,
• turn_on ,
• charge ,
• commove ,
• excite ,
• charge_up

) cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" ;

5. (

• arouse ,
• sex ,
• excite ,
• turn_on ,
• wind_up

) stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience" ;

6. (

• stimulate ,
• shake ,
• shake_up ,
• excite ,
• stir ,

) stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" ;

7. (

• excite ,
• energize ,
• energise

) raise to a higher energy level; "excite the atoms" ;

8. (

• excite ,

) produce a magnetic field in; "excite the neurons" ;