excitar

to arouse

excitar(ehk-see-tahr)

transitive verb

1. (to intrigue)

a. to arouse

La tapa y el título del libro excitaron mi interés y decidí leerlo.

The book cover and the title aroused my interest so I decided to read it.

b. to excite

La matemática no es un área que excita mi curiosidad.

Mathematics is not a subject that excites my curiosity.

c. to stimulate

El olor a carne asada a la parrilla me excitó el apetito.

The smell of meat cooking on the grill stimulated my appetite.

d. to rouse

El político excitó a la multitud con su retórica emotiva.

The politician roused the crowd with this moving rhetoric.

2. (to overexcite)

a. to make hyper

Beber tantas bebidas energizantes te excitará.

Drinking so many energy drinks will make you hyper.

3. (to make agitated)

a. to get excited

Todavía es un cachorro y ver gente nueva lo excita.

He's still a puppy and seeing new people gets him excited.

b. to get worked up

Las malas noticias excitaron a Cristóbal y casi volteó una mesa tirándola.

The bad news got Cristobal worked up and he nearly flipped over a table.

c. to rouse

El retraso del vuelo excitó la furia de los pasajeros.

The flight delay roused the fury of the passengers.

4. (to stimulate sexually)

a. to arouse

Mi novio comenzó a besarme y tocarme para excitarme.

My boyfriend began kissing and touching me to arouse me.

b. to excite

La escena erótica de la película me excitó.

The erotic scene of the movie excited me.

5. (biology)

a. to excite

El estímulo excitó a las células sensoriales.

The stimulus excited the sensory cells.

b. to stimulate

El glutamato excita a las células nerviosas.

Glutamate stimulates the neurocytes.

excitarse

pronominal verb

6. (to become agitated)

a. to get worked up

Me excité y no podía quedarme quieto en la silla. Estaba muy nervioso.

I got worked up and I couldn't keep still in my seat. I was very nervous.

7. (to get thrilled)

a. to get excited

Me excité muchísimo cuando mi amiga de Japón me dijo que vendría a visitarme pronto.

I got really excited when my friend from Japan told me she'd be visiting me soon.

8. (to get sexually stimulated)

a. to get aroused

Muchos clientes se excitan cuando reciben un masaje.

Many customers get aroused when they receive a massage.

b. to get excited

Leí los primeros dos capítulos de la novela erótica y me excité.

I read the first two chapters of the erotic novel and I got excited.