Activate and Excite

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Activate verb - To cause to function.

Usage example: the thermostat is set to activate the heating system only when the temperature drops below 65 degrees

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Excite is a synonym for activate in stimulate topic. In some cases you can use "Excite" instead a verb "Activate".

Excite verb - To rouse to strong feeling or action.

Usage example: televised pictures of the victims of the famine that would excite any viewer to pity

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Activate is a synonym for excite. Sometimes you can use "Activate" instead a verb "Excite".

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