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Webster 1913 Edition
Stimulate
Stim′u-late
,Verb.
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 gloryTo excite and
stimulate
us thereunto. Dr. J. Scott.
2.
(Physiol.)
To excite; to irritate; especially, to excite the activity of (a nerve or an irritable muscle), as by electricity.
Syn. – To animate; incite; encourage; impel; urge; instigate; irritate; exasperate; incense.
Webster 1828 Edition
Stimulate
STIMULATE
,Verb.
T.
1.
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.2.
In medicine, to excite or increase the action of the moving fibers or organs of an animal body; as, to stimulate a torpid limb; or to stimulate the stomach and bowels.Definition 2024
stimulate
stimulate
English
Verb
stimulate (third-person singular simple present stimulates, present participle stimulating, simple past and past participle stimulated)
Synonyms
- (encourage): encourage, induce, provoke
- (arouse): animate, arouse, energize, energise, excite, perk up
Antonyms
- (arouse): de-energize, sedate, stifle
Related terms
Related terms
Translations
to encourage into action
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to arouse an organism to functional activity