shake up vs excite

shake up and excite both are verbs.

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

As verbs, shake up and excite are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of shake up include shake, stimulate, stir.

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

shake up (verb)	excite (verb)
make fuller by shaking	act as a stimulant
change the arrangement or position of	produce a magnetic field in
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of	raise to a higher energy level
shock physically	stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
shake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body)	to evoke sexual feelings
organize anew	arouse or elicit a feeling
	cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
	stir feelings in