be excised about

English translation: exercised OR excited

13:45 May 6, 2021
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
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English term or phrase: be excised about
Can somebody please explain to me the meaning of the phrase "be excised about something"?
Like in such sentences:
People are excised about their contribution.
A few people might be excised about the government listening in on them.
It gives the audiences enough information to be excised about the film.
Everything that gets people both excited and excised about the subject of natural wine.

In different dictionaries, I can see only definitions related to taxes or surgery, but in these sentences it obviously refers to some feelings.
Marina Lakeeva
Serbia
Local time: 13:56
Selected answer:exercised OR excited
Explanation:
It's hard to tell with so little context, but I would say that the first example could be either, the second is "exercised", the third is probably "excited" but could be "exercised" depending on the film, and the fourth is definitely "exercised".

Is there one particular sentence you have in mind?

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Note added at 21 hrs (2021-05-07 11:28:55 GMT)
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In the additional sentence you've posted, it's "excited".
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philgoddard
United States
Grading comment
Thank you for your time, I'll go with "excited"
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4 +2exercised OR excited
philgoddard
4 +1Typo or mistake: "exercised"
Robert Forstag
3Possible typo of "excited"
Bruno Pavesi


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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Typo or mistake: "exercised"


Explanation:
"Exercised" clearly seems to be intended here, as it fits the context in a way that "excised" most definitely does not."

"To be exercised" about something is to be upset or annoyed. It is rather formal usage.

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 08:56
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for the answer! So if I'm geting it right, in sentence like this: "The energy and morale in the organization are high because people feel confident about their capability and are exercised (instead of excised) about their contributions" it means that people are worried (in a good way) about their contributions, right?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daryo: although "People are excited about their contribution" could also make sense, but I can't see many people being "excited" because they are being spied on!
2 hrs
  -> Such a notion escapes my understanding as well. :D Thank you, Daryo.

neutral  Yvonne Gallagher: yes, a typo but "excited" fits better for 1st and 3rd sentences.
19 hrs
  -> Perhaps so.
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Possible typo of "excited"


Explanation:
Hi there!

So I've found one possible meaning for excised, but I don't really think it fits to any of the examples you've laid out. According to Merriam-Webster, excised can mean:

"to remove by or as if by excision (cutting)"

With exception to one sentence you showed, I think "excited" fits all others.

Hope that helps :)

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Note added at 56 mins (2021-05-06 14:41:54 GMT)
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That one sentence I mention is this one: "Everything that gets people both excited and excised about the subject of natural wine."

Not entirely sure what the author of the original meant, but I can't find a reason as to why excised would be employed here.

Bruno Pavesi
Brazil
Local time: 09:56
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Robert Forstag: The problem is that, as you point out, “excited” is used independently. So the intention could not have been "excited and excited about the subject of natural wine" (unless, maybe, the author himself had drunk too much wine). :)
8 mins
  -> Haha always a possibility!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
exercised OR excited


Explanation:
It's hard to tell with so little context, but I would say that the first example could be either, the second is "exercised", the third is probably "excited" but could be "exercised" depending on the film, and the fourth is definitely "exercised".

Is there one particular sentence you have in mind?

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Note added at 21 hrs (2021-05-07 11:28:55 GMT)
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In the additional sentence you've posted, it's "excited".

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
Thank you for your time, I'll go with "excited"
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for the answer! The particular sentence I am struggling with: "The energy and morale in the organization are high because people feel confident about their capability and are excised about their contributions" So to me it looks like "people know about their contributions", but I am very confused with this particular word.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Emmanuella
1 hr

agree  Yvonne Gallagher: yes, I agree that "excited" works for 2 of these. "exercised"= worked up/upset/annoyed
18 hrs
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