excite vs psych up

excite and psych up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
excite	No	No	Yes	No
psych up	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of excite include hype up, bother, pother, electrify.

excite (verb)	psych up (verb)
act as a stimulant	get excited or stimulated
produce a magnetic field in
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