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exciteexcite /ɪkˈsaɪt/ ●●○ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYexciteOrigin: 1300-1400 French exciter, from Latin excitare, from citare to set in movement VERB TABLEexcite |
| Present | I, you, we, they | excite | | he, she, it | excites | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | excited | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have excited | | he, she, it | has excited | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had excited | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will excite | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have excited |
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| Present | I | am exciting | | he, she, it | is exciting | | you, we, they | are exciting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was exciting | | you, we, they | were exciting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been exciting | | he, she, it | has been exciting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been exciting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be exciting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been exciting |
► excite interest/curiosity/sympathy etc. The murder trial has excited a lot of public interest. 1[not in progressive] to make someone feel very happy, interested, or eager because of something good: The movie was okay, but it didn’t excite me that much.2to cause a particular feeling or reaction SYN arouse: excite interest/curiosity/sympathy etc. The murder trial has excited a lot of public interest.3[not in progressive] to make someone feel nervous or upset: Don’t excite him – he needs his rest.4science, biology to make an organ, nerve, etc. in your body react or increase its activity: The signal excites the neurons in the brain.5to make someone feel sexual desire SYN arouse [Origin: 1300–1400 French exciter, from Latin excitare, from citare to set in movement] |