gerjesztni

Gerjesztni is a Hungarian verb meaning to excite, arouse, stimulate, or trigger a response in a person, a system, or a process. It is used both in everyday language and in technical terminology. In ordinary speech it can refer to provoking emotions or increasing activity, for example by describing how an event or stimulus “gerjeszti” interest or mood.

In scientific and technical contexts, gerjesztés (excitation) denotes the process of moving a system from a ground or stable state to a higher-energy or more active state. In physics and chemistry, atoms, molecules, or oscillators are said to be gerjesztett (excited) after receiving energy from an external source. The term appears in expressions such as gerjesztett állapot (excited state), gerjesztő hatás, and külső gerjesztés (external excitation). In electronics and signal processing, a gerjesztő jel or gerjesztő erő describes an input stimulus used to drive a device or circuit.

The word is also used metaphorically to describe actions that stimulate interest, curiosity, or activity in social or cultural contexts. Related terms include gerjesztő (exciting, stimulating) and gerjesztés (excitation, stimulation). While widely understood in Hungarian, gerjesztés often carries technical nuance in physics, chemistry, and engineering, whereas in everyday language it commonly conveys a general sense of arousing or triggering a response.

See also: gerjesztés, gerjesztő, gerjesztett állapot, külső gerjesztés.