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Word entry · 6 letters

excite

Best crossword clue

"Arouse interest"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ɪkˈsaɪt/Part of speech verbSorted ceeitxStarts with EEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. act as a stimulant

Word origin

From Middle English exciten, from Old French exciter, from Latin excitō (“to call out, call forth, arouse, wake up, stimulate”), frequentative of excieō (“to call out, arouse, excite”), from ex (“out”) + cieō (“to call, summon”). See cite and compare to accite, concite, incite.

Used in a sentence

  • The fireworks which opened the festivities excited anyone present.
  • Favoritism tends to excite jealousy in the ones not being favored.
  • The political reforms excited unrest among the population.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

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