excite
US /ɪkˈsaɪt/
Definition
arouse or elicit a feeling
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The announcement of the new project will excite many of our employees.
Word Family
Synonyms
- stimulateact as a stimulant
- thrillthe swift release of a store of affective force
- rousebecome active
Collocations
- Easy excite the crowdto excite the crowd, meaning to arouse or elicit a feeling
- Medium excite interest in projectto excite interest in project, meaning to arouse or elicit a feeling
- Hard excite market speculationto excite market speculation, meaning to arouse or elicit a feeling
- Very Hard excite intense debate on antitrustto excite intense debate on antitrust, meaning to arouse or elicit a feeling
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