excite vs horripilate

excite and horripilate both are verbs.

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

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

excite (verb)	horripilate (verb)
act as a stimulant	cause (someone's) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps
produce a magnetic field in	have one's hair stand on end and get goosebumps
raise to a higher energy level
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