Pronunciation IPA (key): /ɪkˈsaɪt/ Audio (US)(file) Hyphenation: ex‧cite Verb Plain form excite Third-person singular excites Past tense excited Past participle excited Present participle exciting (transitive) If something excites you, it makes you feel interested, happy, and awake. A good DJ can excite the crowd and make people dance. The new pictures from space excite the imagination. (transitive) If something excites someone, it makes them think about sex. (transitive) If something excites a nerve or a part of an animal or plant, it makes it more active. Synonyms arouse stimulate Related words exciting excitedly excited excitement excitable excitably excitationWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.