fire vs excite

fire is a noun but excite is not a noun.

fire and excite both are verbs.

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

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

fire: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
excite: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of

Other hyponyms of fire include strike a chord, touch a chord, ask for, invite, draw, rekindle, infatuate, prick, fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, stir up, wake, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir, anger, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset, shame, bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound, overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, interest, whelm.

fire (noun)	excite (noun)
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
intense adverse criticism
the event of something burning (often destructive)
a severe trial
feelings of great warmth and intensity
the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking
once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour bile

fire (verb)	excite (verb)
bake in a kiln so as to harden	act as a stimulant
destroy by fire	produce a magnetic field in
start or maintain a fire in	raise to a higher energy level
become ignited	stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
cause to go off	to evoke sexual feelings
start firing a weapon	arouse or elicit a feeling
go off or discharge	cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
generate an electrical impulse	stir feelings in
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
drive out or away by or as if by fire
provide with fuel
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

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