different between excite vs disturb

English

Etymology

From Middle English exciten, from Old French exciter, from Latin excitare (“call out, call forth, arouse, wake up, stimulate”), frequentative of exciere (“call out, arouse excite”), from ex (“out”) + ciere (“call, summon”). See cite and compare to accite, concite, incite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?sa?t/
• Rhymes: -a?t
• Hyphenation: ex?cite

Verb

excite (third-person singular simple present excites, present participle exciting, simple past and past participle excited)

1. (transitive) To stir the emotions of.

2. (transitive) To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.
3. (transitive, physics) To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level.

4. To energize (an electromagnet); to produce a magnetic field in.

Antonyms

• relax, calm

Related terms

• excitement
• excitation

Translations

Further reading

• excite in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• excite in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

French

Verb

excite

1. first-person singular present indicative of exciter
2. third-person singular present indicative of exciter
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of exciter
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of exciter
5. second-person singular imperative of exciter

Latin

Verb

exc?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of exci?

Portuguese

Verb

excite

1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of excitar
2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present subjunctive of excitar
3. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of excitar
4. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of excitar

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [eks?t??ite]

Verb

excite

1. third-person singular present subjunctive of excita
2. third-person plural present subjunctive of excita

Spanish

Verb

excite

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of excitar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of excitar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of excitar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of excitar.

English

Etymology

From Middle English destourben, from Anglo-Norman distourber and Old French destorber, from Latin disturbare, intensifying for turbare (“to throw into disorder”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d?s?t??b/
• Rhymes: -??(r)b

Verb

disturb (third-person singular simple present disturbs, present participle disturbing, simple past and past participle disturbed)

1. (transitive) to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.

2. (transitive) to divert, redirect, or alter by disturbing.
3. (intransitive) to have a negative emotional impact; to cause emotional distress or confusion.

Derived terms

• disturbance

Translations

Noun

disturb

1. (obsolete) disturbance