Excite

ek-sīt′, v.t. to call into activity: to stir up: to rouse: to irritate.— ns. Excītabil′ity , Excīt′ablene .— adj. Excīt′able , capable of being excited, easily excited.— ns. Excitant (ek′sit-ant, or ek-sīt′ant), that which excites or rouses the vital activity of the body: a stimulant; Excitā′tion , act of exciting: means of excitement: state of excitement.— adjs. Excīt′ātive , Excīt′ātory , tending to excite.— p.adj. Excīt′ed , agitated.— ns. Excite′ment , agitation: that which excites; Excīt′er .— p.adj. Excīt′ing , tending to excite.— adj. Excī′to-mō′tor , exhibiting muscular contraction. [Fr.,—L. excitāre , -ātum — exciēre — ex , out, ciēre , to set in motion.]