excited

[ ik-sahy-tid ]

/ ɪkˈsaɪ tɪd /

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adjective

stirred emotionally; agitated: An excited crowd awaited the arrival of the famed rock group.

stimulated to activity; brisk: an excited buying and selling of stocks.

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Origin of excited

First recorded in 1650–60; excite + -ed²

SYNONYMS FOR excited

1. ruffled, discomposed, stormy, perturbed, impassioned. 2. eager, active, enthusiastic.

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Related forms

ex·cit·ed·ly, adverbex·cit·ed·ness, nounhy·per·ex·cit·ed, adjectivesu·per·ex·cit·ed, adjective

un·ex·cit·ed, adjective

Can be confusedexcited exited

excite

[ ik-sahyt ]

/ ɪkˈsaɪt /

verb (used with object), ex·cit·ed, ex·cit·ing.

to arouse or stir up the emotions or feelings of: to excite a person to anger; actions that excited his father's wrath.

to arouse or stir up (emotions or feelings): to excite jealousy or hatred.

to cause; awaken: to excite interest or curiosity.

to stir to action; provoke or stir up: to excite a dog by baiting him.

Physiology. to stimulate: to excite a nerve.

Electricity. to supply with electricity for producing electric activity or a magnetic field: to excite a dynamo.

Physics. to raise (an atom, molecule, etc.) to an excited state.

Origin of excite

1300–50; Middle English < Latin excitāre, equivalent to ex- ex-¹ + citāre, frequentative of ciēre to set in motion

SYNONYMS FOR excite

1. stir, awaken, stimulate, animate, kindle, inflame. 2. evoke. 4. disturb, agitate, ruffle.

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Related formspre·ex·cite, verb (used with object), pre·ex·cit·ed, pre·ex·cit·ing.

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Examples from the Web for excited

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He was discontented with himself and excited by the persistency with which the image of this woman haunted him.
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Everybody was all excited, especially when another clown led out a big elephant.
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The dance was then new, and her graceful performance of it excited enthusiastic applause.
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I'd be bored to death if I weren't so excited over the wonderful sleep I'm to have.
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Apple was the center of an excited crowd of scouts for there had been no sleep in camp that night.
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British Dictionary definitions for excited

excited

/ (ɪkˈsaɪtɪd) /

adjective

emotionally aroused, esp to pleasure or agitation

characterized by excitementan excited dance

sexually aroused

(of an atom, molecule, etc) occupying an energy level above the ground state

Derived Formsexcitedly, adverbexcitedness, noun

excite

/ (ɪkˈsaɪt) /

verb (tr)

to arouse (a person) to strong feeling, esp to pleasurable anticipation or nervous agitation

to arouse or elicit (an emotion, response, etc); evokeher answers excited curiosity

to cause or bring about; stir upto excite a rebellion

to arouse sexually

physiol to cause a response in or increase the activity of (an organ, tissue, or part); stimulate

to raise (an atom, molecule, electron, nucleus, etc) from the ground state to a higher energy level

to supply electricity to (the coils of a generator or motor) in order to create a magnetic field

to supply a signal to a stage of an active electronic circuit

Word Origin for excite

C14: from Latin excitāre, from exciēre to stimulate, from ciēre to set in motion, rouse

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Word Origin and History for excited

excited

adj.

1650s, "magnetically or electrically stimulated;" modern sense of "agitated" attested 1855; past participle adjective from excite. Related: Excitedly.

excite

mid-14c., "to move, stir up, instigate," from Old French esciter (12c.) or directly from Latin excitare "rouse, call out, summon forth, produce," frequentative of exciere "call forth, instigate," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + ciere "set in motion, call" (see cite). Of feelings, from late 14c. Of bodily organs or tissues, from 1831. Main modern sense of "emotionally agitate" is first attested 1821.

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