" excite "

1: to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings;

  * e.g., " ... for some reason the first snowfall of the season never fails to excite us "

•  Synonyms : 

•  charge,

•  electrify,

•  exhilarate,

•  galvanize,

•  intoxicate,

•  pump up,

•  thrill,

•  titillate,

•  turn on

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to rouse to strong feeling or action;

  * e.g., " ... televised pictures of the victims of the famine that would excite any viewer to pity "

•  Synonyms : 

•  arouse,

•  encourage,

•  fire (up),

•  impassion,

•  incite,

•  instigate,

•  move,

•  pique,

•  provoke,

•  rev (up),

•  spark,

•  stimulate,

•  stir

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)