Bore and Excite

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Bore verb - To make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous.

Usage example: the professor's lifeless and unimaginative teaching style bored the students to death

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Excite is an antonym for bore in topics: tire, drill hole, disinterest.

Nearby Words: boring, bored, borer

Excite verb - To cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings.

Usage example: for some reason the first snowfall of the season never fails to excite us

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Bore is an antonym for excite in inspire topic.

people	bore people	excite people
audience	bore audience	excite audience

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