Meanings (ES + gloss)
emocionar
To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement.
The fireworks which opened the festivities excited anyone present.
estimular
To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.
Favoritism tends to excite jealousy in the ones not being favored.
The political reforms excited unrest among the population.
excitar
To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level.
By applying electric potential to the neon atoms, the electrons become excited, then emit a photon when returning to normal.
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