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excite

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verb/ɪkˈsaɪt/
  1. 1

    To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement.transitive

    • The fireworks which opened the festivities excited anyone present.
  2. 2

    To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.transitive

    • Favoritism tends to excite jealousy in the ones not being favored.
    • The political reforms excited unrest among the population.
  3. 3

    To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level.transitive

    • By applying electric potential to the neon atoms, the electrons become excited, then emit a photon when returning to normal.
  4. 4

    To energize (an electromagnet); to produce a magnetic field in.

    • to excite a dynamo

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