different between startle vs excite
startle
English
Etymology
From Middle English startlen, stertlen, stertyllen (“to rush, stumble along”), from Old English steartlian (“to kick with the foot, struggle, stumble”), equivalent to start +? -le. Cognate with Old Norse stirtla (“to hobble, stagger”), Icelandic stirtla (“to straighten up, erect”). Compare also Middle English stertil (“hasty”). More at start.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?st??t(?)l/
- (US) IPA(key): /?st??t(?)l/
- Rhymes: -??(?)t?l
Verb
startle (third-person singular simple present startles, present participle startling, simple past and past participle startled)
- (intransitive) To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.
- Why shrinks the soul / Back on herself, and startles at destruction?
- (transitive) To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise.
- The supposition, at least, that angels do sometimes assume bodies need not startle us.
- 1896, Joseph Conrad, "An Outcast of the Islands"
- Nothing could startle her, make her scold or make her cry. She did not complain, she did not rebel.
- (transitive, obsolete) To deter; to cause to deviate.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Clarendon to this entry?)
Synonyms
- (to move suddenly): start
- (to excite suddenly): alarm, frighten, scare, surprise
- (deter): deter
Derived terms
- startling
Translations
Noun
startle (plural startles)
- A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger.
Derived terms
- startler
- startlish
Translations
See also
- skittish
Anagrams
- Slatter, Stalter, Statler, rattles, slatter, starlet
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excite
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)
- (transitive) To stir the emotions of.
- (transitive) To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.
- (transitive, physics) To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level.
- 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
- first-person singular present indicative of exciter
- third-person singular present indicative of exciter
- first-person singular present subjunctive of exciter
- third-person singular present subjunctive of exciter
- second-person singular imperative of exciter
Latin
Verb
exc?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of exci?
Portuguese
Verb
excite
- First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of excitar
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present subjunctive of excitar
- Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of excitar
- Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of excitar
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [eks?t??ite]
Verb
excite
- third-person singular present subjunctive of excita
- third-person plural present subjunctive of excita
Spanish
Verb
excite
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of excitar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of excitar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of excitar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of excitar.
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