Part 4014

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<hw>Ex*cit"ant</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>excitans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>excitare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>excitant</ets>.]</ety> <def>Tending to excite; exciting.</def>

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<hw>Ex*cit"ant</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>An agent or influence which arouses vital activity, or produces increased action, in a living organism or in any of its tissues or parts; a stimulant.</def>

<h1>Excitate</h1> <Xpage=521>

<hw>Ex*cit"ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>excitatus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>excitare</ets>. See <er>Excite</er>.]</ety> <def>To excite.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<h1>Excitation</h1> <Xpage=521>

<hw>Ex`ci*ta"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>excitatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>excitation</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of exciting or putting in motion; the act of rousing up or awakening.</def>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced.</def>

<h1>Excitative</h1> <Xpage=521>

<hw>Ex*cit"a*tive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>excitatif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having power to excite; tending or serving to excite; excitatory.</def>

<i>Barrow.</i>

<h1>Excitator</h1> <Xpage=521>

<hw>Ex"ci*ta`tor</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., one who rouses.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A kind of discarder.</def>

<h1>Excitatory</h1> <Xpage=521>

<hw>Ex*cit"a*to*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>excitatoire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Tending to excite; containing excitement; excitative.</def>

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<hw>Ex*cite"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Excited</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>exciting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>excitare</ets>; <ets>ex</ets> out + <ets>citare</ets> to move rapidly, to rouse: cf. OF. <ets>esciter</ets>, <ets>exciter</ets>, F. <ets>exciter</ets>. See <er>Cite</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To call to activity in any way; to rouse to feeling; to kindle to passionate emotion; to stir up to combined or general activity; <as>as, to <ex>excite</ex> a person, the spirits, the passions; to <ex>excite</ex> a mutiny or insurrection; to <ex>excite</ex> heat by friction.</as></def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>To call forth or increase the vital activity of an organism, or any of its parts.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- To incite; awaken; animate; rouse or arouse; stimulate; inflame; irritate; provoke.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Excite</er>, <er>Incite</er>. When we <i>excite</i> we rouse into action feelings which were less strong; when we <i>incite</i> we spur on or urge forward to a specific act or end. Demosthenes <i>excited</i> the passions of the Athenians against Philip, and thus <i>incited</i> the whole nation to unite in the war against him. Antony, by his speech over the body of C\'91sar, so <i>excited</i> the feelings of the populace, that Brutus and his companions were compelled to flee from Rome; many however, were <i>incited</i> to join their standard, not only by love of liberty, but hopes of plunder.</usage>

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<hw>Ex*cite"ful</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Full of exciting qualities; <as>as, an <ex>exciteful</ex> story; <ex>exciteful</ex> players.</as></def>

<i>Chapman.</i>

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