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excite

 
 
/ɪkˈsaɪt/ verb [T]

Translation

EMOTION to make someone feel very happy and enthusiastic
mutlu etmek, heyecanlandırmak
Try not to excite the children too much.2415
REACTION formal to cause a particular reaction in someone
uyandırmak, harekete geçirmek, tahrik etmek
This product has excited a great deal of interest.1865
(Definition of excite verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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