excitar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- arouse verb To stir up or bring about a feeling, reaction, or interest.
- attract verb To pull something toward oneself, especially by a physical or magnetic force.
- heat noun The energy or sensation of high temperature; warmth.
- juice noun The natural liquid found in fruit, vegetables, or meat, or a drink made from it.
- thrill verb To give someone a sudden rush of excitement or pleasure.
- wind-up noun An act of teasing someone by telling them something untrue to see how they react, or the false story itself.
Senses
excitar is used for these senses in English:
- arouse (transitive) To sexually stimulate.
- attract (transitive) To draw by moral, emotional or sexual influence; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure.
- heat (transitive, figurative) To excite ardour in; to rouse to action; to excite to excess; to inflame, as the passions.
- juice (transitive) To energize or stimulate something.
- thrill (ergative) To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to (figuratively) electrify; to experience such a sensation.
- wind up (transitive, figuratively, by extension) To excite.
- wind up (intransitive, copulative) To end up; to arrive or result.
arouse — full definition
- verb To stir up or bring about a feeling, reaction, or interest.
- verb To sexually excite someone.
- verb To wake someone from sleep.
attract — full definition
- verb To pull something toward oneself, especially by a physical or magnetic force.
- verb To draw interest, attention, or liking from someone.