🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

excitar

Pronunciation / Transliteration: eksitar

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Excite/ɪkˈsaɪt/
verbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El anuncio del concierto emocionó a los fans."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To cause strong feelings of enthusiasm and eagerness.

    "The announcement of the concert excited the fans."
  2. 2

    To stimulate or provoke a response.

    "The scientist's discovery excited interest in the field."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'excite' originates from the Latin 'excitare', meaning 'to call out' or 'to rouse'. It evolved through Middle French 'exciter' before entering English in the late 14th century, retaining the sense of stirring up emotions or activity.

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