Stimulate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To rouse to activity or heightened action, as by spurring or goading; excite. See Synonyms at provoke.
  • v. To increase temporarily the activity of (a body organ or part).
  • v. To excite or invigorate (a person, for example) with a stimulant.
  • verb-intransitive. To act or serve as a stimulant or stimulus.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To encourage into action.
  • v. To arouse an organism to functional activity.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. 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.
  • v. To excite; to irritate; especially, to excite the activity of (a nerve or an irritable muscle), as by electricity.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To prick; goad; excite, rouse, or animate to action or more vigorous exertion by some effective motive or by persuasion; spur on; incite.
  • In physiology, to quicken temporarily some functional or trophic process in.
  • Specifically, to affect by the use of intoxicating drinks.
  • Synonyms To encourage, impel, urge, instigate, provoke, whet, foment, kindle, stir up.
  • To act as a stimulus.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
  • v. cause to occur rapidly
  • v. stir feelings in
  • v. act as a stimulant
  • v. cause to be alert and energetic
  • v. provide the needed stimulus for
  • v. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    effect    set up    effectuate   
    Cross Reference
    Hyponym
    decide    let    solicit    lead    bring    compel    suborn    encourage    instigate    persuade   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    incite    encourage    animate    incense    instigate    urge    exasperate    impel    irritate    excite   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    simulate   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts