Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
excite
IPA transcription: [ɪks'aɪt]
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
excite
Meaning:
arouse or elicit a feeling
Synonyms:
stimulate, excite
Meaning:
act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates"
Usage examples
Repeated provocation will, however, excite and revenge.
I will come down and see him; his visits, were they known, would excite suspicion.
Let me see that I excite the sympathy of some existing thing; do not deny me my request!"
The second Ballade, although dedicated to Robert Schumann, did not excite his warmest praise.
It was one of the most difficult things in the world to excite public interest in the exhibition.
Many speeches were made to the citizens by the parliamentary leaders, in order to excite their ardor.
You will excite your blood, and that would produce an appetite it would require a million a day to satisfy.
If we remain silent, we appear to be inhaling the incense with complacency; if we repel it, we only seem to excite it the more.
"Now, we have no doubt this is all true: we will believe it, indeed we will, Mr. W. Is it sympathy for the sheep you wish to excite?
"Moderate your astonishment, and do not excite the curiosity of your neighbors; for it is of great importance to keep this affair secret.