Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Excite \Ex*cite"\, v. t. (Elec.)
   To energize (an electro-magnet); to produce a magnetic field
   in; as, to excite a dynamo.

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 passionate emotion; to stir up to combined or
      general activity; as, to excite a person, the spirits, the
      passions; to excite a mutiny or insurrection; to excite
      heat by friction.

   2. (Physiol.) To call forth or increase the vital activity of
      an organism, or any of its parts.

   Syn: To incite; awaken; animate; rouse or arouse; stimulate;
        inflame; irritate; provoke.

   Usage: To {Excite}, {Incite}. When we excite we rouse into
          action feelings which were less strong; when we incite
          we spur on or urge forward to a specific act or end.
          Demosthenes excited the passions of the Athenians
          against Philip, and thus incited the whole nation to
          unite in the war against him. Antony, by his speech
          over the body of C[ae]sar, so excited the feelings of
          the populace, that Brutus and his companions were
          compelled to flee from Rome; many however, were
          incited to join their standard, not only by love of
          liberty, but hopes of plunder.

Source : WordNet®

excite
     v 1: arouse or elicit a feeling
     2: act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination";
        "This play stimulates" [syn: {stimulate}] [ant: {stifle}]
     3: raise to a higher energy level; "excite the atoms" [syn: {energize},
         {energise}]
     4: stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the
        audience"; "stir emotions" [syn: {stimulate}, {stir}]
     5: cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker
        charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" [syn:
        {agitate}, {rouse}, {turn on}, {charge}, {commove}, {charge
        up}] [ant: {calm}]
     6: stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male
        audience" [syn: {arouse}, {sex}, {turn on}, {wind up}]
     7: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories
        shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
        [syn: {stimulate}, {shake}, {shake up}, {stir}]
     8: produce a magnetic field in; "excite the neurons"