excite vs disturb

excite and disturb both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of excite include trouble, upset.

excite (verb)	disturb (verb)
act as a stimulant	destroy the peace or tranquility of
produce a magnetic field in	damage as if by shaking or jarring
raise to a higher energy level	tamper with
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of	change the arrangement or position of
to evoke sexual feelings	move deeply
arouse or elicit a feeling
cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
stir feelings in