Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - excite
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Excite
excite
transitive verb (~d; exciting) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~r, from Latin excitare, from ex- + citare to rouse — more at cite Date: 14th century 1. a. to call to activity b. to rouse to an emotional response scenes to ~ the hardest man to pity c. to arouse (as a strong emotional response) by appropriate stimuli ~ enthusiasm for the new regime — Arthur Knight 2. a. energize ~ an electromagnet b. to produce a magnetic field in ~ a dynamo 3. to increase the activity of (as a living organism) ; stimulate 4. to raise (as an atomic nucleus, an atom, or a molecule) to a higher energy level Synonyms: see provoke • ~dly adverb
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v.tr. 1 a rouse the feelings or emotions of (a person). b bring into play; rouse up (feelings, faculties, etc.). c arouse sexually. 2 provoke; bring about (an action or active condition). 3 promote the activity of (an organism, tissue, etc.) by stimulus. 4 Electr. a cause (a current) to flow in the winding of an electromagnet. b supply a signal. 5 Physics a cause the emission of (a spectrum). b cause (a substance) to emit radiation. c put (an atom etc.) into a state of higher energy. Derivatives excitant adj. & n. excitative adj. excitatory adj. excitedly adv. excitedness n. excitement n. exciter n. (esp. in senses 4, 5). Etymology: ME f. OF exciter or L excitare frequent. of exciere (as EX-(1), ciere set in motion) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
3.
1) возбуждать 2) стимулировать 3) вызывать; побуждать to excite atom — физ. возбуждать атом to excite fluctuations — вызывать флуктуации, приводить к отклонениям ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. возбуждать, волновать to excite the imagination —- волновать воображение to get excited about smth. —- волноваться по поводу чего-л. to be excited at (with) smth. —- радоваться (относиться с энтузиазмом к) чему-л. the news excited them —- известие взволновало их don't excite yourself —- сохраняйте спокойствие 2. возбуждать, вызывать to excite curiousity —- возбуждать (вызывать) любопытство to excite passions —- разжигать страсти to excite a rebellion —- вызвать восстание 3. побуждать; стимулировать I excited him to anger —- я вызвал у него гнев; я разозлил его to excite to pity —- вызывать сострадание he excited them to resist —- он побуждал (призывал) их к сопротивлению we excite children by praising them —- похвалой мы поощряем детей, похвала является стимулом для детей 4. физиол. раздражать to excite a nerve —- раздражать нерв ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) возбуждать, волновать he was excited by/at/about the news - он был взволнован известием dont excite! - не волнуйтесь!, сохраняйте спокойствие! 2) побуждать; вызывать (ревность, ненависть); пробуждать (интерес и т.п.) to excite rebellion - поднимать восстание 3) electr. возбуждать (ток) Syn: see stimulate ...Англо-русский словарь
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(excites, exciting, excited) 1. If something excites you, it makes you feel very happy, eager, or enthusiastic. I only take on work that excites me, even if it means turning down lots of money... Where the show really excites is in the display of avant-garde photography. VERB: V n, V 2. If something excites a particular feeling, emotion, or reaction in someone, it causes them to experience it. Daniel’s early exposure to motor racing did not excite his interest... = arouse VERB: V n EXCITED 1. If you are excited, you are so happy that you cannot relax, especially because you are thinking about something pleasant that is going to happen to you. I’m very excited about the possibility of playing for England’s first team... I was so excited when I went to sign the paperwork I could hardly write. ADJ: usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ about n • excitedly ‘You’re coming?’ he said excitedly. ‘That’s fantastic! That’s incredible!’ ADV: ADV with v 2. If you are excited, you are very worried or angry about something, and so you are very alert and cannot relax. I don’t think there’s any reason to get excited about inflation... = agitated ADJ • excitedly Larry rose excitedly to the edge of his seat, shook a fist at us and spat. ADV: ADV with v ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ v 1 excite interest/suspicion/jealousy etc to make someone feel a particular emotion (The court case has excited a lot of public interest.) 2 excite comment/rumour etc if something excites comment etc, it makes people talk about it (The book excited very little comment on this side of the Atlantic.) 3 (not in progressive or passive) to make someone feel happy, interested, or hopeful because something good has happened or is going to happen (His playing is technically brilliant, but it doesn't excite me.) 4 (not in progressive) to make someone feel nervous so that they cannot relax (The doctor warned us not to excite Douglas, who had been very ill.) 5 to make someone feel sexual desire 6 technical to make an organ, nerve etc in your body react or increase its activity ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- mid-14c., from L. excitare "rouse, produce," freq. of exciere "call forth, instigate," from ex- "out" + ciere "set in motion, call." Sense of "agitate" is fairly recent: excited (1660) meant "magnetically or electrically stimulated" until modern sense appeared in 1855; exciting (1811) originally meant "causing disease," sense of "causing excitement" is 1826. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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