excite
v 1: arouse or elicit a feeling
2: act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"
[syn: {stimulate}] [ant: {stifle}]
3: stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the
audience" [syn: {stimulate}, {stir}]
4: cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker
charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" [syn:
{agitate}, {rouse}, {charge}, {commove}, {charge up}]
[ant: {calm}]
5: arouse sexually [syn: {arouse}, {sex}, {turn on}, {wind up}]
6: as of senses or emotions; "These stories shook the
community" [syn: {stimulate}, {shake}, {shake up}, {stir}]
7: raise to a higher energy level; "excite the atoms" [syn: {energize}]
8: produce a magnetic field in; "excite the neurons"