[ɛkˈsʌɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- cause (someone) to feel very enthusiastic and eager
(e.g: flying still excites me)

- give rise to (a feeling or reaction)
(e.g: the ability to excite interest in others)

- produce a state of increased energy or activity in (a physical or biological system)
(e.g: the energy of an electron is sufficient to excite the atom)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘incite someone to do something’): from Old French exciter or Latin excitare, frequentative of exciere ‘call out or forth’. excite dates from the mid 19th century