excite
gb/ɪksˈaɪt/ us/ɪksˈaɪt/
A2
Inglês
~ 900
Acepções
0 acepção
Verbo
A2
action
1
Cause enthusiasm or eagerness
To make someone feel very happy and want to do something.
Padrão de uso:
to excite [someone] about [something]
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'excite' with 'excited'. 'Excite' is the action, 'excited' is the feeling.
Sinônimos
thrill (Often implies a more intense or sudden feeling of excitement.)
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stimulate (Can sound slightly more formal and may refer to mental excitement.)
Antônimos
bore (Means to cause someone to lose interest.)
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disappoint (Means to fail to meet expectations and reduce enthusiasm.)
Colocações
excite interest
|excite curiosity
|excite the crowd
|excite passion
Temas
emotions
|communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Exemplos
- The news of the trip excited the children.
- Her new book is sure to excite readers around the world.
- The coach’s speech excited the team before the match.
Exemplos para estudantes
- The party will excite the kids.
- This movie will excite you.
- The teacher’s story excited the students.
Verbo
technical
B2
action
2
Increase activity in a system
In science, to give more energy to something like an atom or particle so it becomes more active.
Padrão de uso:
to excite [particles/atoms/system]
Sinônimos
energize (Common in technical contexts, meaning to give energy to a system.)
Antônimos
deactivate (Means to make something stop working or reduce its activity.)
Colocações
excite electrons
|excite molecules
|excite the atom
Temas
science
|physics
|chemistry
|technology
Exemplos
- The laser excites the atoms to a higher energy state.
- Light of a specific wavelength can excite electrons in the material.
- The experiment aims to excite molecules using microwave radiation.
Exemplos para estudantes
- The light excites the atom.
- We can excite the electrons with heat.
- The machine excites the particles.
Verbo
B2
action
3
Cause nervousness or agitation
To make someone feel nervous or unable to stay calm.
Padrão de uso:
to excite [someone] into [action/state]
Sinônimos
agitate (Implies causing restlessness or nervous disturbance.)
Antônimos
calm (Means to make someone relaxed and less agitated.)
Colocações
excite anger
|excite suspicion
|excite unrest
Temas
emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Exemplos
- The loud noises excited the animals.
- Rumors of layoffs excited fear among employees.
- The protest speech excited the crowd into shouting.
Exemplos para estudantes
- The noise excited the dog.
- Bad news excited the people.
- His words excited anger in her.
Gramática
Forma no dicionário
excite
AFI
GB/ɪksˈaɪt/
US/ɪksˈaɪt/
Sílabas e tonicidade
ex - cite (2 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cite)
Formas da palavra
Verb
- Base: excite
- 3rd Person Singular: excites
- Present Participle: exciting
- Past: excited
Família de palavras
Forms
Core family
excitement
noun A2
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
unexciting
adjective
unexcited
adjective
Advanced or less common
excitation
noun
excitability
noun
Expressões
excite interest
1/ɪksˈaɪt ˈɪntɚˌɛst/
fixed phrase
Make people interested
To make people want to know more about something.
Exemplos
- The ad was designed to excite interest in the product.
- Her talk excited interest among students.
excited about
1/ɪksˈaɪtɪd əbˈaʊt/
fixed phrase
Feeling happy due to event
Feeling very happy because something good is happening or will happen.
Exemplos
- She’s excited about her new job.
- They were excited about going on vacation.
get excited
1/ɡˈɛt ɪksˈaɪtɪd/
fixed phrase
Become happy or eager
To start feeling very happy and want to do something.
Exemplos
- I always get excited before my birthday.
- Don’t get too excited; we still have work to do.