to excite sb to anger — far arrabbiare qn
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Excite — Ex*cite , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {exciting}.] [L. excitare; ex out + citare to move rapidly, to rouse: cf. OF. esciter, exciter, F. exciter. See {Cite}.] 1. To call to activity in any way; to rouse to feeling; to kindle to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
excite — ex‧cite [ɪkˈsaɪt] verb [transitive] to produce a lot of activity in a market, with a lot of people buying and selling stocks and shares: • The auditors excited the market again yesterday by reporting sharply higher profits for the group. excited… … Financial and business terms
excite — mid 14c., to move, stir up, instigate, from O.Fr. esciter (12c.) or directly from L. excitare rouse, call out, summon forth, produce, frequentative of exciere call forth, instigate, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + ciere set in motion, call (see… … Etymology dictionary
excite — [ek sīt′, iksīt′] vt. excited, exciting [ME exciten < OFr exciter < L excitare, to call forth, excite, freq. of exciere, to call forth < ex , out + pp. of ciere, to call, summon: see CITE] 1. to put into motion or activity; stir up… … English World dictionary
cite — [saıt] v [T] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: citer, from Latin citare to cause to move, excite, order to come ] 1.) to mention something as an example, especially one that supports, proves, or explains an idea or situation ▪ The judge… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Cite — Cite, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Citing}] [F. citer, fr. L. citare, intens. of cire, ci[=e]re, to put in motion, to excite; akin to Gr.? to go, Skr. ? to sharpen.] 1. To call upon officially or authoritatively to appear, as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Excite Truck — Infobox VG title=Excite Truck developer=Monster Games publisher=Nintendo designer= series= engine= released=vgrelease|North America|NA|November 19 2006 vgrelease|Japan|JP|January 18 2007 vgrelease|Europe|EU|February 16 2007vgrelease|AUS|February… … Wikipedia
excite — ex•cite [[t]ɪkˈsaɪt[/t]] v. t. cit•ed, cit•ing 1) to arouse or stir up the emotions or feelings of: to excite a person to anger[/ex] 2) to arouse or stir up (emotions or feelings); evoke; awaken: to excite interest[/ex] 3) to stir to action;… … From formal English to slang
excite — [14] The use of the word excite to convey ‘agitated elation’ is a comparatively recent development, first recorded from the mid 19th century. Before that it was a fairly neutral verb, meaning ‘produce a response, provoke’ (as in the rather formal … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
excite — [14] The use of the word excite to convey ‘agitated elation’ is a comparatively recent development, first recorded from the mid 19th century. Before that it was a fairly neutral verb, meaning ‘produce a response, provoke’ (as in the rather formal … Word origins
excite — transitive verb (excited; exciting) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French exciter, from Latin excitare, from ex + citare to rouse more at cite Date: 14th century 1. a. to call to activity b. to rouse to an emotional response < scenes to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
