# excite

Pronunciation: say "ik-SYT" /ɪkˈsaɪt/

## Verb

1. To stir up strong feelings in someone, especially eager anticipation or thrill.
   - Simple: To make someone feel happy, eager, or full of energy.
   - _Promises of adventure excite young travelers planning their first trip abroad._
   - _The announcement excited fans who had waited years for the sequel._
2. To arouse or draw out feelings; to stimulate a particular response.
   - Simple: To bring out a feeling or reaction in someone.
   - _Bright colors and bold shapes excite curiosity in young children._
   - _His careless remarks excited anger among the committee members._
3. To cause an electron to move to a higher-than-normal energy state, promoting the electron to an outer level.
   - Simple: To give an electron more energy so it jumps to a higher level.
   - _Photons of the right wavelength excite electrons in the semiconductor._
   - _The laser excited the atom's outer electrons within nanoseconds._
4. To energize an electromagnet by passing current through it, producing a magnetic field within the device.
   - Simple: To turn on a magnet by sending electric current through it.
   - _Operators excite the field windings before starting the generator._
   - _The control circuit excited the electromagnet, locking the door shut._

## Origin

From Middle English exciten, from Old French exciter, from Latin excitō ("to call out, call forth, arouse, wake up, stimulate"), a frequentative of excieō, built from ex ("out") plus cieō ("to call, summon").

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