Excite: Meaning, Examples, and Usage Guide

Meaning 1：arouse eagerness (excite)

excite 🔊

/ɪkˈsaɪt/

to make someone feel very happy and eager about something.

Excite meaning illustration: people cheering at interactive museum exhibit

arouse eagerness 🔊

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/əˈraʊz ˈiːɡərnɪs/

To cause someone to feel very happy, enthusiastic, or eager about something.

📁 Category：School Education 🔖 Level：Elementary

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Latin 'excitare' (ex- 'out' + citare 'set in motion') => 'call forth, rouse'.

💡 Mnemonic

Ex- + cite = call out. Imagine calling out to someone, making them eager!

📖 Example

The new science exhibition excites students with its interactive experiments. 🔊 The new science exhibition excites students with its interactive experiments.

🔗 Collocations

excite interest – arouse curiosity or attention

excite the crowd – make a group of people enthusiastic

excite curiosity – stimulate a desire to learn

🔄 Synonyms

thrill (v.) – To cause a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure.

energize (v.) – To give vitality and enthusiasm to someone.

inspire (v.) – To fill someone with the urge or ability to do or feel something.

🚫 Antonyms

bore (v.) – To make someone feel tired and uninterested.

calm (v.) – To make someone become quiet and less emotional.

🌱 Derivatives

excitement (n.) – A state of being excited.

excited (adj.) – Feeling or showing excitement.

exciting (adj.) – Causing excitement.

📖 Cultural Story

From Latin 'excitare' (call forth). Gained popularity in 15th century for emotional arousal. Now common in education and entertainment to spark enthusiasm.