excitation
6 synonyms for excitation, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The act of stirring something into motion or rousing it up.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Came into English via Middle English excitacion, excitacioun, from Old French excitation, from Latin excitātiō. Morphologically, it is excite + -ation.
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