excitative
- adjective
- /ˈɛksɪˌteɪtɪv/
- Specialized
:
excitante
- The doctor warned that the medication has excitative effects on the nervous system.
Examples
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The excitative properties of caffeine can help improve focus.
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An excitative drug can enhance physical performance.
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Caffeine is an excitative substance commonly found in coffee and tea.
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Some excitative agents can increase heart rate and alertness in patients.
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Certain excitative drugs can increase heart rate and alertness.
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Caffeine is an excitative substance that many people use to stay awake.
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An excitative agent in the experiment stimulated rapid cell growth.
Synonyms
50
4.6
Making you feel very happy and full of energy
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4.5
Makes people feel a sudden, strong excitement
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7.9
Causes the body and mind to become more active, like coffee or some medicines
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6.9
Causing cells, organs, or the body to become more active
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8.2
A substance or signal that increases activity in nerve and muscle cells
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3.9
To make someone feel more awake and interested
Making the mind or body more active
Antonyms
How Stimulating
Surface Forms
Morphology
excitative = excite (transparent) = excit + ative
The adjective is predictably formed from the verb 'excite' with the productive suffix '-ative', so its meaning 'causing or producing excitation/stimulation' is inferable.
Etymology
The word excitative comes from the Latin verb excitare, which means 'to rouse' or 'wake up', and it shares the same root as excite. So an excitative substance wakes up nerves or cells and causes stimulation or increased activity.