wind up vs excite

wind up and excite both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of wind up include shake, shake up, stimulate, stir.

wind up (verb)	excite (verb)
finally be or do something	act as a stimulant
coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem	produce a magnetic field in
to evoke sexual feelings	raise to a higher energy level
give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching	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