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excite
/ɪkˈsaɪt/
verb
To stir the emotions of.
"The fireworks which opened the festivities excited anyone present."
To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.
"Favoritism tends to excite jealousy in the ones not being favored."
To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level.
"By applying electric potential to the neon atoms, the electrons become excited, then emit a photon when returning to normal."
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