Polyglot Dictionary

excitar

/eksiˈtaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
excito
preterite (yo)
excité
past participle
excitado

Meaning

  1. to excite

    • El café me excita.

      Coffee makes me jumpy.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

entusiasmar

excitar can also mean "to arouse" sexually in some contexts, a false-friend trap for English speakers thinking "excite" always means excitar; entusiasmar is safer, purely about enthusiasm.

ilusionar

ilusionar implies exciting someone with hope or anticipation for the future; excitar can also mean "to arouse" sexually in some contexts, a false-friend trap for English speakers.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

alvoroçar

alvoroçar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to excite."

Portuguese

entusiasmar

entusiasmar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to excite."

Practice

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