excite: significato e definizioni

To stir to activity.

To call forth (a reaction or emotion, for example); elicit: odd noises that excited our curiosity.

To arouse strong feeling in: speakers who know how to excite a crowd. See Synonyms at provoke.

Physiology To produce increased activity or response in (an organ, tissue, or part); stimulate.

Physics To increase the energy of.

Physics To raise (an atom, for example) to a higher energy level.