excite vs repel

excite and repel both are verbs.

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

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

excite (verb)	repel (verb)
act as a stimulant	reject outright and bluntly
produce a magnetic field in	force or drive back
raise to a higher energy level	cause to move back by force or influence
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of	be repellent to; cause aversion in
to evoke sexual feelings	fill with distaste
arouse or elicit a feeling
cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
stir feelings in