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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (7)

1. act as a stimulant;
- Example: "The book stimulated her imagination"
- Example: "This play stimulates"
[syn: stimulate, excite]

2. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner;
- Example: "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"
- Example: "My children finally got me to buy a computer"
- Example: "My wife made me buy a new sofa"
[syn: induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make]

3. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of;
- Example: "These stories shook the community"
- Example: "the civil war shook the country"
[syn: stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir]

4. cause to be alert and energetic;
- Example: "Coffee and tea stimulate me"
- Example: "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
[syn: stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up]

5. cause to occur rapidly;
- Example: "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
[syn: induce, stimulate, rush, hasten]

6. stir feelings in;
- Example: "stimulate my appetite"
- Example: "excite the audience"
- Example: "stir emotions"
[syn: stimulate, excite, stir]

7. provide the needed stimulus for;
[syn: provoke, stimulate]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
      [1913 Webster]

            To excite and stimulate us thereunto. --Dr. J.
                                                  Scott.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Physiol.) To excite; to irritate; especially, to excite
      the activity of (a nerve or an irritable muscle), as by
      electricity.
      [1913 Webster]

   Syn: To animate; incite; encourage; impel; urge; instigate;
        irritate; exasperate; incense.
        [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

stimulate
    v 1: act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination";
         "This play stimulates" [syn: stimulate, excite] [ant:
         dampen, 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,
       stimulate, cause, have, get, make]
    3: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories
       shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" [syn:
       stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir]
    4: cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate
       me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" [syn:
       stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk
       up] [ant: calm, de-energise, de-energize, sedate,
       tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize]
    5: cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high
       fever and allergic reactions" [syn: induce, stimulate,
       rush, hasten]
    6: stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the
       audience"; "stir emotions" [syn: stimulate, excite,
       stir]
    7: provide the needed stimulus for [syn: provoke, stimulate]