excitō — meaning in English
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English meaning
- actuate verb To activate, or to put into motion; to animate.
- awake adj Not asleep; conscious.
- awaken verb To cause to become awake.
- encourage verb To give someone confidence, support, or hope.
- excite verb To stir up strong feelings in someone, especially enthusiasm or eagerness.
- wake verb To stop sleeping, or to rouse someone from sleep.
Senses
excitō is used for these senses in English:
- actuate (transitive) To incite to action; to motivate.
- encourage To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
- excite (transitive) To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.
- wake (transitive) (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.
- wake up (intransitive) To stop sleeping; to awake.
- wake up (transitive) To awaken somebody.
actuate — full definition
- verb To activate, or to put into motion; to animate.
- verb To incite to action; to motivate.
awake — full definition
- adj Not asleep; conscious.
- verb To stop sleeping, or to wake someone else up.