English hyphenation

Hyphenation of “excite”

The standard US-English hyphenation shown for excite is ex-cite, with 1 possible break point in this result.

US English hyphenation
ex-cite
2 segments1 break points
British English pattern result ex-cite The GB pattern set returns the same result for this word.
Wordexcite
Hyphenationex-cite
Break points1
Part of speechverb
Pronunciationɪkˈsʌɪt
Meaning & usage

What does “excite” mean?

excite: cause (someone) to feel very enthusiastic and eager.

Headwordexcite
Part of speechverb
Pronunciationɪkˈsʌɪt
1
verb

cause (someone) to feel very enthusiastic and eager.

Example: “flying still excites me”

Antonyms:
2
verb

give rise to (a feeling or reaction).

Example: “the ability to excite interest in others”

3
verb

produce a state of increased energy or activity in (a physical or biological system).

Example: “the energy of an electron is sufficient to excite the atom”

Word breaks

How “excite” is split

ex·cite

For US English, the hyphenation result is ex-cite. This gives 1 possible line-break point in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns the same split.

Quick answers

Questions about “excite”

How do you hyphenate “excite”?

In the US-English result used here, excite is hyphenated as ex-cite.

Where can “excite” break at the end of a line?

The returned US pattern contains 1 possible break point.

What does “excite” mean?

cause (someone) to feel very enthusiastic and eager.

Can you use “excite” in a sentence?

“flying still excites me”

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