excitō āvī, ātus, āre, freq.
excio, to call out, summon forth, bring out, wake, rouse : me e somno: sopitum mero regem, Cu.: scuto offenso excitatus vigil, L.: reum consularem, summon : testīs ab inferis: cervum latibulis, Ph.— To raise, stir up : (vapores) a sole ex aquis excitantur: ventus harenam humo excitavit, S.— To raise, erect, build, construct, produce, kindle : vetat sepulcrum e lapide excitari: aras, V.: nova sarmenta culturā excitantur, are produced : ignem, Cs.: sopitas ignibus aras (i. e. ignīs sopitos in aris), V.—Fig., to raise up, comfort, arouse, awaken, excite, incite, stimulate, enliven, inspire : iacentem animum: animos ad laetitiam: Gallos ad bellum, Cs.: studia ad utilitates nostras: sonus excitat omnis Suspensum, startles , V.: hoc maxime ad virtutem excitari putant, the strongest incentive to virtue , Cs.— To appeal to, call upon, cite : ex annalium monimentis testīs: multos testīs liberalitatis tuae.— To found, cause, occasion, excite, kindle : quantum mali ex eā re, T.: quibus fundamentis hae tantae laudes excitatae sint: risūs: iras, V.