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excitative

American

[ik-sahy-tuh-tiv] / ɪkˈsaɪ tə tɪv /

Also excitatory

adjective

tending to excite.

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Origin of excitative

1480–90; < Middle French excitatif < Latin excitāt- ( see excitation) + -īvus -ive

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