Antonyms for excite

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ik-sahyt

Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈsaɪt

Definition of excite

Origin : mid-14c., "to move, stir up, instigate," from Old French esciter (12c.) or directly from Latin excitare "rouse, call out, summon forth, produce," frequentative of exciere "call forth, instigate," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + ciere "set in motion, call" (see cite). Of feelings, from late 14c. Of bodily organs or tissues, from 1831. Main modern sense of "emotionally agitate" is first attested 1821.

verb inspire; upset

Example sentences :

Supposing—— It was cruel to excite and upset her just for that; it made the pain worse.
Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair

He should therefore smile at the futile attempt to excite his jealousy.
Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris

An outlandish appearance, sure to excite observation, is thus avoided.
Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards

The opinion of numbers is necessary to excite the ambition of individuals.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

There was no reason therefore why our appearance should excite suspicion.
Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle

But thou'd rather drag him about to excite charity—of course.
Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens

So fascinating, so illustrious a lover could not fail to excite the envy of my own sex.
Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson

That which we cannot excite, it is of no use to know how to govern.
Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume II (of V) » by John Ruskin

He makes her laugh, and asks for nothing either for himself or for others; he cannot excite jealousy, and he meddles in nothing.
Extract from : « The Secret Memoirs of Louis XV./XVI, Complete » by Madame du Hausset, an "Unknown English Girl" and the Princess Lamballe

And they do not move out of it, lest they excite the envy of their compatriots.
Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani

Synonyms for excite

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