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English

Etymology

From past participle of {{term|stimulo|stimulō|goad on|lang=la}} < {{term|stimulus||goad|lang=la}}.

Verb

  1. To encourage into action.
  2. To arouse an organism to functional activity.


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Translations

fr:stimulate io:stimulate it:stimulate ku:stimulate hu:stimulate fi:stimulate ta:stimulate te:stimulate vi:stimulate tr:stimulate zh:stimulate

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Stimulate \Stim"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stimulated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Stimulating.] [L. stimulatus, p. p. of
stimulare to prick or goad on, to incite, fr. stimulus a
goad. See Stimulus.]
1. To excite as if with a goad; to excite, rouse, or animate,
to action or more vigorous exertion by some pungent motive
or by persuasion; as, to stimulate one by the hope of
reward, or by the prospect of glory.
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To excite and stimulate us thereunto. --Dr. J.
Scott.
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2. (Physiol.) To excite; to irritate; especially, to excite
the activity of (a nerve or an irritable muscle), as by
electricity.
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Syn: To animate; incite; encourage; impel; urge; instigate;
irritate; exasperate; incense.
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WordNet stimulate
v 1: act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination";
"This play stimulates" [syn: excite] [ant: stifle]
2: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads
induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to
buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" [syn: induce,
cause, have, get, make]
3: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories
shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
[syn: shake, shake up, excite, stir]
4: cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate
me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" [syn: arouse,
brace, energize, energise, perk up] [ant: de-energize,
de-energize, sedate]
5: cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high
fever and allergic reactions" [syn: induce, rush, hasten]
6: stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the
audience"; "stir emotions" [syn: excite, stir]
7: provide the needed stimulus for [syn: provoke]
Moby Dictionary
activate , actuate , affect the interest , animate , animating , arouse ,
attract , awaken , brace , brace up , bracing , bring forth , bring out ,
bring to light , brisk , brisken , buck up , call forth , call out ,
call up , cheer , chirk up , compel , concern , cultivate , deduce ,
derive , drag out , draw forth , draw out , dynamize , educe , electrify ,
elicit , encourage , energize , enliven , enlivening , evoke , excite ,
excite interest , exhilarate , exhilarating , exhilarative , fascinate ,
fillip , fire , force , fortify , foster , fresh up , freshen ,
freshen up , fuel , galvanize , get from , get out of , goad , hearten ,
impel , incite , increase , induce , inflame , infuse life into ,
inspire , inspiring , inspirit , interest , intoxicating , invigorate ,
invite , involve in , jazz up , jolt , kindle , lively , liven ,
make sensitive , motivate , move , move to action , nourish , obtain ,
pep up , perk up , pick up , pique , procure , promote , prompt , propel ,
provocative , provoke , quicken , quickening , reanimate , recreate ,
refine , refresh , refreshen , regale , reinvigorate , renew ,
resuscitate , revive , revivify , rouse , rousing , secure , seminal ,
sensibilize , sensitize , set in motion , set up , sharpen , snap up ,
spark , spirit up , spur , stimulating , stimulative , stir , stir up ,
stirring , suggestive , summon forth , summon up , tantalize , tickle ,
titillate , tonic , vitalize , vitalizing , vivify , wake up , waken ,
wangle , wangle out of , warm , whet , whip up , winkle out , worm out ,
worm out of , zip up


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