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    Excitar (en. Excite)

    /eksitaɾ/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    verb
    To provoke an increase in activity or emotional intensity.
    Music can excite the spirits of a crowd.
    La música puede excitar los ánimos de una multitud.
    To sensibly stimulate someone, especially in a sexual context.
    The movie managed to excite the curiosity of the audience.
    La película logró excitar la curiosidad del público.
    To increase the energy or activity of a physical or biological system.
    Adrenaline can excite the nervous system.
    La adrenalina puede excitar el sistema nervioso.

    Etymology

    From the Latin 'excitare', which means 'to awaken' or 'to lift' something.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    excite curiosity
    To provoke interest or desire to know more about something.
    excitar la curiosidad
    excite the senses
    To stimulate sensory perceptions.
    excitar los sentidos
    excite the imagination
    To awaken creativity or inventive thinking.
    excitar la imaginación

    Related Words

    exciting
    That provokes excitement.
    excitante
    excitement
    State of being excited or stimulated.
    excitación
    exciter
    An agent that provokes excitement.
    excitador

    Slang Meanings

    To get very animated or enthusiastic about something.
    That news excited me a lot!
    ¡Esa noticia me excitó mucho!
    To feel sexually attracted.
    The way she dances excites me.
    La forma en que baila me excita.
    To be under the effects of a stimulating drug.
    Coffee excites me more than usual.
    El café me excita más de lo normal.