excite
verb [T] (CAUSE REACTION) /ɪkˈsaɪt/ formalDefinition
› to cause a particular reaction in someone: This product has excited a great deal of media interest. The statement excited new speculation that a senior minister may be about to resign.Causing things to happen
(Definition of excite verb (CAUSE REACTION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -ization suffix
- -ize suffix
- agent noun (CAUSE)
- awaken (sth) in sb phrasal verb
- be associated with sth phrasal verb
- beget verb
- blaze a trail idiom
- factor noun (FACT)
- fuel noun
- instigator noun
- introduce verb (PUT INTO USE)
- jumping-off point noun
- plant verb (PUT)
- produce verb (CAUSE)
- produce verb (RESULT IN)
- sure adjective
- the domino effect noun
- usher sth in phrasal verb
- wreak verb
- wrought verb
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