excites

verb

(transitive) To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement.

(transitive) To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.

To energize (an electromagnet); to produce a magnetic field in.

(transitive, physics) To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level.

Roots

cierecit- · Latin · set in motion, rouse

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