stimulating

Adjective
Synonyms: stimulantexhilarating

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (3)

  1. rousing or quickening activity or the senses“a stimulating discussion”
  2. that stimulates“stimulant phenomena”Synonyms: stimulant
  3. making lively and cheerful“the exhilarating effect of mountain air”Synonyms: exhilarating
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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