eccitare

Definitions of eccitare
  1. verb
    stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
    synonyms: accendere, agitare, esaltare, infiammare, nobilitare, provocare, stimolare
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    caricare, gravare, onerare, raggomitolare
    stimulate sexually
    intimorire, spaurire, spaventare
    cause fear in
    solleticare
    feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
    infondere, ispirare, mettere, trasmettere
    heighten or intensify
    solleticare
    excite pleasurably or erotically
    bluffare
    frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is
    allucinare, atterrire, terrificare
    fill with terror; frighten greatly
    intimidire, minacciare
    make timid or fearful
    inorridire, sbigottire, sgomentare
    fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
    animare, incoraggiare
    inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
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    aizzare, attizzare, cagionare, causare, concitare, destare, fomentare, istigare, provocare, scatenare, sollevare, suscitare, svegliare
    call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  2. verb
    change the arrangement or position of
    synonyms: accendere, agitare, agitarsi, conturbare, disturbare, infiammare, rinfocolare, turbarsi
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    battere
    stir vigorously
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    guarnire, muovere, spostare
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  3. verb
    arouse or excite feelings and passions
    synonyms: accalorare, accalorarsi, accendersi, eccitarsi, infervorarsi, infiammare, infiammarsi, rinfocolare, riscaldare, scaldare, scaldarsi
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    aizzare, attizzare, cagionare, causare, concitare, destare, fomentare, istigare, provocare, scatenare, sollevare, suscitare, svegliare
    call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  4. verb
    call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
    synonyms: aizzare, attizzare, cagionare, causare, concitare, destare, fomentare, istigare, provocare, scatenare, sollevare, suscitare, svegliare
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    invitare, presupporre, richiedere
    increase the likelihood of
    rinfocolare, rinverdire
    arouse again
    infatuare
    arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
    accalorare, accalorarsi, accendersi, eccitarsi, infervorarsi, infiammare, infiammarsi, rinfocolare, riscaldare, scaldare, scaldarsi
    arouse or excite feelings and passions
    accendere, agitare, esaltare, infiammare, nobilitare, provocare, stimolare
    stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
    dispiacere, increscere, rincrescere, scompaginare, sconcertare, spiacere
    cause to lose one's composure
    svergognare
    cause to be ashamed
    ferire, ingiuriare, insultare, offendere, oltraggiare, scottare, toccare, turbare, vilipendere, vituperare
    hurt the feelings of
    colmare, coprire, dominare, ricoprire, scavalcare, soggiogare, sopraffare, subissare, trasportare, vincere
    overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
    interessare
    excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of
    ingiuriare, insultare, offendere, oltraggiare, svillaneggiare, vilipendere, vituperare
    treat, mention, or speak to rudely
    caricare, gravare, onerare, raggomitolare
    stimulate sexually
    intimorire, spaurire, spaventare
    cause fear in
    esasperare, esulcerare, irritare
    make furious
    imbarazzare
    cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
    corrucciare, infuriare, tempestare
    put into a rage; make violently angry
    solleticare
    feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
    mortificare, scornare, umiliare, umiliarsi
    cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
    infondere, ispirare, mettere, trasmettere
    heighten or intensify
    solleticare
    excite pleasurably or erotically
    consumarsi, esasperare, esulcerare, irritare, logorarsi, snervare, snervarsi
    exasperate or irritate
    appassionare, attanagliare, avvincere, tormentare
    to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
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    fare, fare in modo
    make or cause to be or to become
  5. verb
    provoke or stir up
    synonyms: aizzare, attizzare, fomentare, gonfiare, istigare, montare, pompare, provocare, rinfocolare, scatenare
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    concitare, provocare, suscitare
    provide the needed stimulus for
  6. verb
    act as a stimulant
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    antonyms:
    attenuare, ovattare, smorzare
    smother or suppress
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