Excite synonyms and antonyms
ĭk-sīt'
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To cause to be interested or engaged:
To keep company; see socially. Often used with out.
(Intransitive) To become warm, to heat up.
fan-the-flames
(Idiomatic) To intensify something; to worsen an already difficult situation or unfavourable set of circumstances.
To goad is defined as to urge someone or an animal to take a specific action by providing an incentive.
To incite to anger or resentment:
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To stimulate or shock with an electric current.
To disturb the calm or poise of; fluster; disconcert
Disconcert is defined as to embarrass or frustrate.
To be disposed of by sale:
To give rise to (a feeling, for example); stir up:
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To invigorate or stimulate
To make or become mad; make or become insane, angry, frustrated, etc.
To use an implement to move or rearrange the fuel in (a fire) to increase light or heat.
To supply with fuel; tend the fire of
fire the blood
To stir one mentally
stir the blood
To stir one mentally
give one a turn
To stir one mentally
To create great laughter.
To communicate electricity to; to charge with electricity.
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Tease is defined as to excite hope or desire without intending to give any satisfaction.
To manage to get (along or through) in the face of trials and difficulties
To provoke and urge on:
The definition of agitate is to move something around in a forceful or violent movement.
The definition of amaze means to shock or surprise someone.
To fluster is defined as to make someone become agitated, nervous or confused.
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To move or dislodge with a sudden, hard blow; strike heavily or jarringly:
To cause to feel a sudden sensation of pleasure or delight; excite greatly:
To cause (someone) to become aware; alert or enlighten:
To arouse or produce (a thought or feeling)
To make active, vivacious, interesting, or cheerful; liven up or brighten
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feed the fire
To stir one mentally
To cause to begin to burn.
arouse one's enthusiasm
To stir one mentally
To provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure.
(Intransitive) To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome.
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key up
To stir one mentally
To stir one mentally
work up into a lather
To stir one mentally
To add an electrical charge to (a battery, etc.)
To give energy to; activate or invigorate:
Intensify is defined as to make something much stronger or more intense.
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To make wider or larger; cause to expand or swell; stretch
To cause to take place.
To give motion to; put into action
To startle or be startled; to move or be moved suddenly.
To bring about or stimulate the occurrence of something, such as labor.
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Trigger is defined as to fire a gun or to start a series of events or emotions.
To cause by inciting; foment
To call forth, draw out, or provoke (a response or reaction, for example):
To build or fuel (a fire).
To stir up; arouse; excite
To stir up (trouble); instigate; incite
To draw by moral, emotional or sexual influence; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure.
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To melt, or to join by melting
touch off a response. See syn. study at provoke.provoke
To activate
To draw (the mind, attention, etc.) away in another direction; divert
To give vigor to; fill with energy; enliven
(--- Physics & Astronomy) To cause perturbation in (the orbit of a celestial body, for example) by gravitational interaction.
To get (a pump) into operation by pouring in water until the suction is established
To rouse is to bring someone out of sleep, or to stir up an emotion.
To excite another, especially in a superficial, pleasurable manner:
To change from a settled condition; disrupt:
To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.
pacify (antonym)
To ease the anger or agitation of (a person or the mind, for example).
deaden (antonym)
To take away the sensitivity of; make numb
lull (antonym)
To calm or soothe by gentle sound or motion
quiet (antonym)
To cause someone to become quiet.
repress (antonym)
To repress is to suppress something such as a thought, feeling or emotion.
compose (antonym)
The definition of compose means to combine, to put something in order or to write a piece of music.
calm (antonym)
(Intransitive) To become calm.
moderate (antonym)
To reduce the excessiveness of (something)
bore (antonym)
To weary by being dull, uninteresting, or monotonous
To provide with an incentive or a reason for doing something; impel:
To pierce or puncture something or cause a pricking feeling.
The definition of a prompt is a cue given to someone to help him remember what to say, or is something that causes another event or action to occur.
Propel is defined as to cause to move forward or onward.
cause (related)
To be the cause of; bring about; make happen; effect, induce, produce, compel, etc.
excite (related)
To put into motion or activity; stir up
(Intransitive, usually as "shake on") To shake hands.
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
Either of two divisions, male and female, into which most sexually reproducing organisms are grouped. Sex is usually determined by anatomy, the makeup of the sex chromosomes, and the type and amount of hormones produced. When the sex of an organism is determined by the sex chromosomes, males and females are generally produced in equal numbers. In other organisms, such as bees and wasps, in which females develop from fertilized eggs and males develop from unfertilized eggs, distribution of the sexes is unequal.
To move strongly; agitate; disturb; excite
enthuse (related)
excited (related)
delighted (related)
pleased (related)
impress (related)
enthusiastic about (related)
intrigue (related)
disappoint (related)
The definition of anger is to make someone mad or aggravated.
tranquilize (antonym)
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