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excite
[ ik-sahyt ]
/ ÉȘkËsaÉȘt /
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verb (used with object), ex·cit·ed, ex·cit·ing.
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Origin of excite
1300â50; Middle English <Latin excitÄre, equivalent to ex-ex-1 + citÄre, frequentative of ciÄre to set in motion
OTHER WORDS FROM excite
pre·ex·cite, verb (used with object), pre·ex·cit·ed, pre·ex·cit·ing.Words nearby excite
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British Dictionary definitions for excite
excite
/ (ÉȘkËsaÉȘt) /
verb (tr)
Word Origin for excite
C14: from Latin excitÄre, from exciÄre to stimulate, from ciÄre to set in motion, rouse
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