arouse vs excite

arouse and excite both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
arouse	No	No	Yes	No
excite	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, excite is a hyponym of arouse; that is, excite is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than arouse:

As verbs, arouse and excite are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of arouse include sex, turn on, wind up.

As verbs, excite is a hypernym of arouse; that is, excite is a word with a broader meaning than arouse:

Other hypernyms of arouse include shake, shake up, stimulate, stir.

arouse (verb)	excite (verb)
cause to be alert and energetic	act as a stimulant
cause to become awake or conscious	produce a magnetic field in
stop sleeping	raise to a higher energy level
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic	stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)	to evoke sexual feelings
to evoke sexual feelings	arouse or elicit a feeling
to begin moving	cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
	stir feelings in