excite – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of excite

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to excite
Participle: excited
Gerund: exciting

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Iexcite
youexcite
he;she;itexcites
weexcite
youexcite
theyexcite

Perfect

Ihave excited
youhave excited
he;she;ithas excited
wehave excited
youhave excited
theyhave excited

Past

Iexcited
youexcited
he;she;itexcited
weexcited
youexcited
theyexcited

Pluperfect

Ihad excited
youhad excited
he;she;ithad excited
wehad excited
youhad excited
theyhad excited

Future

Iwill excite
youwill excite
he;she;itwill excite
wewill excite
youwill excite
theywill excite

Future Perfect

Iwill have excited
youwill have excited
he;she;itwill have excited
wewill have excited
youwill have excited
theywill have excited

Subjunctive

Present

Iexcite
youexcite
he;she;itexcite
weexcite
youexcite
theyexcite

Perfect

Ihave excited
youhave excited
he;she;ithave excited
wehave excited
youhave excited
theyhave excited

Imperfect

Iexcited
youexcited
he;she;itexcited
weexcited
youexcited
theyexcited

Pluperfect

Ihad excited
youhad excited
he;she;ithad excited
wehad excited
youhad excited
theyhad excited

Conditional

Present

Iwould excite
youwould excite
he;she;itwould excite
wewould excite
youwould excite
theywould excite

Perfect

Iwould have excited
youwould have excited
he;she;itwould have excited
wewould have excited
youwould have excited
theywould have excited

Imperative

youexcite
weLet's excite
youexcite

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam exciting
youare exciting
he;she;itis exciting
weare exciting
youare exciting
theyare exciting

Perfect

Ihave been exciting
youhave been exciting
he;she;ithas been exciting
wehave been exciting
youhave been exciting
theyhave been exciting

Past

Iwas exciting
youwere exciting
he;she;itwas exciting
wewere exciting
youwere exciting
theywere exciting

Pluperfect

Ihad been exciting
youhad been exciting
he;she;ithad been exciting
wehad been exciting
youhad been exciting
theyhad been exciting

Future

Iwill be exciting
youwill be exciting
he;she;itwill be exciting
wewill be exciting
youwill be exciting
theywill be exciting

Future Perfect

Iwill have been exciting
youwill have been exciting
he;she;itwill have been exciting
wewill have been exciting
youwill have been exciting
theywill have been exciting

Conditional

Present

Iwould be exciting
youwould be exciting
he;she;itwould be exciting
wewould be exciting
youwould be exciting
theywould be exciting

Perfect

Iwould have been exciting
youwould have been exciting
he;she;itwould have been exciting
wewould have been exciting
youwould have been exciting
theywould have been exciting

Other

Verbs similar to 'excite'

encite, excide, excise, sexcite, accite, cite, deexcite, encise, endite, evite,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure
animate, awaken, call up, electrify, encourage, enflame, enkindle, enliven, enthrill, exagitate, exhilarate, exsuscitate, fillip, fire, fire the blood, foment, galvanise, gin up, inflame, inspirit, intoxicate, invigorate, kindle, liven, liven up, pique, provoke, quicken, rouse, sharpen, stimulate, stir, stir the blood, stir up, stoke, suscitate, thrill, vitalize, wake, warm the blood, whet, work up
to cause to become more lively and energetic
animate, beghast, brighten, energize, enliven, enthuse, exalt, ginger up, inspire, inspirit, invigorate, jazz, liven, liven up, perk up, quicken, spice, spice up, vitalise
to encourage or persuade into action; to bring about a reaction
abet, actuate, bring about, encourage, engender, evoke, foment, goad, grill, impel, incite, induce, instigate, invoke, motivate, move, prompt, provoke, rouse, set off, spur, stir, stir up, urge, whip up
arouse
inspire, animate, move, electrify, charge, thrill, awaken, energize
agitate
perturb, bother, ruffle, discompose, chafe, fluster, disturb, vex

Antonyms

arouse
calm, quiet, pacify, assuage
agitate
calm, tranquilize, compose, quiet

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. c.1340, "to move, instigate," from L. excitare "rouse, produce," freq. of exciere "call forth, instigate," from ex- "out" + ciere "set in motion, call" (see cite). Main modern sense of "emotionally agitate" is first attested 1821; excited (1660) meant "magnetically or electrically stimulated" until modern sense appeared in 1855; exciting (1811) originally meant "causing disease," sense of "causing excitement" is 1826.
2. From Middle English exciten, from Old French exciter, from Latin excitō (“to call out, call forth, arouse, wake up, stimulate”), frequentative of excieō (“to call out, arouse, excite”), from ex (“out”) + cieō (“to call, summon”). See cite and compare to accite, concite, incite. See: Latin 'excitō'.

Verbs referencing "excite"

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Sample Sentences

  • [...] ’ and of Collingwood; and drew nothing in, as the saying is, by the head and shoulders, but brought it to bear upon his purpose, naturally, and with a sharp mind to its effect. Sometimes, when much excited with his subject, he had an odd way—compounded of John Bunyan, and Balfour of Burley—of taking his great quarto Bible under his arm and pacing up and down the pulpit with it; looking steadily down, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] to the company, and looked out of the window, and seemed particularly busy in clearing his throat and wiping his spectacle-glasses, occasionally blowing his nose in a manner that was calculated to excite suspicion, had any one been in a state to observe critically. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ I used sometimes to hear my mother reasoning cases with him,—endeavoring to excite his sympathies. He would listen to the most pathetic appeals with the most discouraging politeness and equanimity. ‘It all resolves itself into this, ’ he would say; ‘must I part with Stubbs, or [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] out a party of some six or seven, with guns and dogs, for the hunt. People, you know, can get up as much enthusiasm in hunting a man as a deer, if it is only customary; in fact, I got a little excited myself, though I had only put in as a sort of mediator, in case he was caught. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] that this was probably only one of those things which good-natured owners say to their servants, to alleviate their horror of being sold, without any intention of fulfilling the expectation thus excited. But he did not make any audible comment upon it,—only ordered Tom to get the horses out for a ride. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] under. It gives too free scope to the passions, altogether, which, in our climate, are hot enough. I find trouble with Henrique. The boy is generous and warm-hearted, but a perfect fire-cracker when excited. I believe I shall send him North for his education, where obedience is more fashionable, and where he will associate more with equals, and less with dependents. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] to find that out, ” said St. Clare; “ there's no keeping it from them. But I believe that all the trying in the world to benefit a child, and all the substantial favors you can do them, will never excite one emotion of gratitude, while that feeling of repugnance remains in the heart; — it's a queer kind of a fact,—but so it is. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • One morning, when the hands were mustered for the field, Tom noticed, with surprise, a new comer among them, whose appearance excited his attention. It was a woman, tall and slenderly formed, with remarkably delicate hands and feet, and dressed in neat and respectable garments. By the appearance of her face, she might have been [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • ♪ A kiss on your skin You are fiery ♪ ♪ You make my task difficult You are exciting ♪ (Who)