VERB: "to make nervous, tense, or excited" Crossword Clue

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VERB: "to make nervous, tense, or excited" Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

EXCITED (adjective)
1. (of persons) excessively affected by emotion
2. marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
NERVOUS (adjective)
1. unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
2. of or relating to the nervous system

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