turn on vs excite

turn on and excite both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
turn on	No	No	Yes	No
excite	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, turn on and excite are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of turn on include arouse, sex, wind up.

As verbs, excite is a hypernym of turn on; that is, excite is a word with a broader meaning than turn on:

Other hypernyms of turn on include shake, shake up, stimulate, stir.

As verbs, turn on and excite are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of turn on include agitate, charge, charge up, commove, rouse.

turn on (verb)	excite (verb)
become hostile towards	act as a stimulant
get high, stoned, or drugged	produce a magnetic field in
cause to operate by flipping a switch	raise to a higher energy level
to evoke sexual feelings	stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
cause to be agitated, excited, or roused	to evoke sexual feelings
produce suddenly or automatically	arouse or elicit a feeling
be contingent on	cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
	stir feelings in