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excite

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  1. provoke               
 
ex.cite \ik-'si-t\ vt [ME exciten, fr. MF exciter, fr. L excitare, fr. ex- 
   +]citare to rouse - more at CITE 1a: to call to activity  1b: to rouse to 
   feeling  2a: ENERGIZE  2b: to produce a magnetic field in  3: to increase 
   the activity of (as a living organism) : STIMULATE  4: to raise (as an 
   atom) to a higher energy level