English → Latin
“excited” in Latin
incitōto set in rapid motion, hasten, urge forwards, speed up, accelerate, quicken; to cause to grow larger; augment, increasecommoveōto move something in violent motion, move; shake, stir, shift, agitate; to remove something from somewhere, carry away, īnflammōto ignite, inflame; to excite, inflame, enkindle, set afire or on fire, igniteanimuslife, life force, soul, vitality (that life-giving aspect which animates a thing); conscience, intellect, mind, reason, libīdōdesire, fancy, inclination, longing, pleasure, caprice, passion, wantonness; lust, sensuality
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
excited
incitatus (by anything, aliqua re): animi quodam impetu concitatus; mente incitatus (Cic.): commotus or commotior (e.g., animus; Cic.): inflammatus, by anything, aliqua re: violently or passionately excited, inflammatus ac furens (aliqua re; e.g., libidinibus, Cic.). To pacify the excited multitude, multitudinem concitatam reprimere (Nep.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for excited?
- The usual Latin words for “excited” are incitō, commoveō, īnflammō; also animus, libīdō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.