excite

(verb): To stir the emotions of.
(verb): To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.
(verb): To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level.
(verb): To energize (an electromagnet); to produce a magnetic field in.

The fireworks which opened the festivities excited anyone present.
Favoritism tends to excite jealousy in the ones not being favored.
By applying electric potential to the neon atoms, the electrons become excited, then emit a photon when returning to normal.
to excite a dynamo