Etymology

excitative

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Today it means: That causes excitation Full definition →

Middle English excytative ← Middle French excitatif
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  1. Middle French · derived fromexcitatif
  2. Middle English · inherited fromexcytative
  3. English todayexcitative

From Middle English excytative, from Middle French excitatif. By surface analysis, excite + -ative.

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