excite vs pluck up

excite

verb
  • To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate. 

  • To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level. 

  • To energize (an electromagnet); to produce a magnetic field in. 

  • To stir the emotions of. 

pluck up

verb
  • To summon positive emotion (especially courage); to muster. 

  • To remove or acquire by plucking from, for example, the ground; to pick up. 

  • To become more cheerful. 

How often have the words excite and pluck up occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )