bear on vs excite

bear on and excite both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bear on	No	No	Yes	No
excite	No	No	Yes	No

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

bear on (verb)	excite (verb)
have an effect upon	act as a stimulant
press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action	produce a magnetic field in
be relevant to	raise to a higher energy level
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last	stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
	to evoke sexual feelings
	arouse or elicit a feeling
	cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
	stir feelings in