English > excite: 8 senses > verb 3, perception| Meaning | Stir feelings in. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
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| Example | "excite the audience" |
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| Synonyms | stimulate, stir |
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| Narrower | disgust, gross out, revolt, repel | Fill with distaste |
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| fellate, suck, blow, go down on | Provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation |
| horripilate | Cause (someone's) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps |
| masturbate, wank, fuck off, she-bop, jack off, jerk off | Get sexual gratification through self-stimulation |
| masturbate | stimulate sexually |
| thrill | Cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input |
| whet, quicken | make keen or more acute |
| work | Provoke or excite |
| Broader | sensitize, sensitise | Cause to sense |
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| Spanish | causar, emocionar, estimular, excitar, incentivar, revolver |
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| Catalan | emocionar, estimular, excitar, incentivar |
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| Adjectives | excitant | (of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate |
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| Nouns | excitement, excitation | the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up |
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English > excite: 8 senses > verb 4, emotion| Meaning | Cause to be agitated, excited, or roused. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
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| Model | The bad news will excite him; The good news will excite her |
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| Synonyms | agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, charge up |
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| Narrower | bother | make nervous or agitated |
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| electrify | excite suddenly and intensely |
| hype up, psych up | Get excited or stimulated |
| pother | make upset or troubled |
| Broader | disturb, upset, trouble | Move deeply |
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| Opposite | calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still | make calm or still |
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| Spanish | agitar, emocionar, excitar, revolver |
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| Catalan | emocionar, excitar, regirar |
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| Adjectives | excitant | (of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate |
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| Nouns | excitement | something that agitates and arouses |
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English > excite: 8 senses > verb 5, emotion| Meaning | stimulate sexually. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
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| Model | The performance is likely to excite Sue |
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| Synonyms | arouse, sex, turn on, wind up |
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| Entailed by | tease | To arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them |
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| Narrower | tempt | try to seduce |
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| Broader | stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir | Stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of |
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| Spanish | calentar, despertar, determinar el sexo, emocionar, encender, excitarse, excitar, prender, suscitar |
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| Catalan | animar, deixondir, despertar, emocionar, excitar, suscitar |
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English > excite: 8 senses > verb 6, emotion| Meaning | Stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
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| Model | The performance is likely to excite Sue |
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| Synonyms | stimulate, shake, shake up, stir |
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| Narrower | arouse, sex, excite, turn on, wind up | stimulate sexually |
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| elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate | Fill with high spirits |
| frighten, fright, scare, affright | drive out by frightening |
| fuel | stimulate |
| inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt | heighten or intensify |
| tempt, invite | give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting |
| thrill, tickle, vibrate | Feel sudden intense sensation or emotion |
| titillate | excite pleasurably or erotically |
| Broader | arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke | Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) |
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| Spanish | agitar, conmover, emocionar, estimular, excitar, incentivar |
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| Catalan | agitar, commoure, emocionar, estimular, excitar, incentivar |
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| Nouns | excitement, excitation | the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up |
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