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stimulate
stim·u·late S0760800 (stĭm′yə-lāt′)v. stim·u·lat·ed, stim·u·lat·ing, stim·u·lates v.tr.1. To rouse to action or increased activity; excite: a policy that stimulated people to protest; incentives to stimulate consumer spending. See Synonyms at provoke.2. To increase temporarily the activity of (a body organ or system, for example).3. To cause to be interested or engaged: Animals in zoos need to be stimulated to remain healthy.4. To cause to desire to have sex; arouse sexually.5. To excite or invigorate (a person, for example) with a stimulant.v.intr. To act or serve as a stimulant or stimulus.
[Latin stimulāre, stimulāt-, to goad on, from stimulus, goad.]
stim′u·lat′er, stim′u·la′tor n.stim′u·lat′ing·ly adv.stim′u·la′tion n.stim′u·la′tive, stim′u·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.stimulate (ˈstɪmjʊˌleɪt) vb1. (tr; usually passive) to fill (a person) with ideas or enthusiasm: he was stimulated by the challenge. 2. (Physiology) (tr) physiol to excite (a nerve, organ, etc) with a stimulus3. to encourage (something) to start or progress further: a cut in interest rates should help stimulate economic recovery. [C16: from Latin stimulāre; see stimulant] ˈstimulable adj ˌstimuˈlation n ˈstimulative, ˈstimulatory adj, n ˈstimuˌlator, ˈstimuˌlater nstim•u•late (ˈstɪm yəˌleɪt)
v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. v.t. 1. to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; incite. 2. to excite (a nerve, gland, etc.) to its functional activity. 3. to invigorate (a person) by a food or beverage containing a stimulant. v.i. 4. to act as a stimulus or stimulant. [1540–50; < Latin stimulātus, past participle of stimulāre to goad. See stimulus, -ate1] stim′u•la•ble, adj. stim`u•la•bil′i•ty, n. stim`u•la′tion, n. stim′u•la`tor, n. stimulate- aperitif, appetizer - An aperitif is a drink to stimulate the appetite and an appetizer is a food that does this before a meal.
- condiment - From Latin condimentum, from condire, "to pickle, preserve"; condiments are food substances used to heighten the natural flavor of foods, to stimulate the appetite, to aid digestion, or preserve certain foods.
- innervate, enervate - Innervate means "to stimulate or give nervous energy," the opposite of enervate.
- stimulate - From Latin stimulus, "pointed stick for goading animals."
stimulate
Past participle: stimulated
Gerund: stimulating
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| I stimulated | | you stimulated | | he/she/it stimulated | | we stimulated | | you stimulated | | they stimulated |
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| I am stimulating | | you are stimulating | | he/she/it is stimulating | | we are stimulating | | you are stimulating | | they are stimulating |
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| I have stimulated | | you have stimulated | | he/she/it has stimulated | | we have stimulated | | you have stimulated | | they have stimulated |
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| I was stimulating | | you were stimulating | | he/she/it was stimulating | | we were stimulating | | you were stimulating | | they were stimulating |
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| I had stimulated | | you had stimulated | | he/she/it had stimulated | | we had stimulated | | you had stimulated | | they had stimulated |
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| I will stimulate | | you will stimulate | | he/she/it will stimulate | | we will stimulate | | you will stimulate | | they will stimulate |
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| I will have stimulated | | you will have stimulated | | he/she/it will have stimulated | | we will have stimulated | | you will have stimulated | | they will have stimulated |
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| I will be stimulating | | you will be stimulating | | he/she/it will be stimulating | | we will be stimulating | | you will be stimulating | | they will be stimulating |
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| I have been stimulating | | you have been stimulating | | he/she/it has been stimulating | | we have been stimulating | | you have been stimulating | | they have been stimulating |
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| I had been stimulating | | you had been stimulating | | he/she/it had been stimulating | | we had been stimulating | | you had been stimulating | | they had been stimulating |
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| I would stimulate | | you would stimulate | | he/she/it would stimulate | | we would stimulate | | you would stimulate | | they would stimulate |
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Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | stimulate - act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates"exciteaffect, bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, touch - have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"invigorate, quicken - give life or energy to; "The cold water invigorated him"innervate - stimulate to action; "innervate a muscle or a nerve"irritate - excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus; "irritate the glands of a leaf"dampen, stifle - smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity" | | 2. | stimulate - 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"cause, induce, make, get, havedecide - cause to decide; "This new development finally decided me!"persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"bring - induce or persuade; "The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well"solicit - incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination; "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents"encourage - spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"let - actively cause something to happen; "I let it be known that I was not interested"lead - cause to undertake a certain action; "Her greed led her to forge the checks"instigate, prompt, inspire - serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives"suborn - induce to commit perjury or give false testimony; "The President tried to suborn false witnesses"compel, obligate, oblige - force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form" | | 3. | stimulate - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"shake up, stir, excite, shakearouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"fuel - stimulate; "fuel the debate on creationism"sex, wind up, excite, turn on, arouse - stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"affright, fright, frighten, scare - cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"thrill, tickle, vibrate - feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine"invite, tempt - give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers"elate, intoxicate, uplift, lift up, pick up - fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"animate, enliven, inspire, invigorate, exalt - heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"titillate - excite pleasurably or erotically; "A titillating story appeared in the usually conservative magazine" | | 4. |  stimulate - cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"energize, perk up, energise, arouse, braceaffect - act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate"cathect - inject with libidinal energyreanimate, recreate, revivify, vivify, revive, renovate, animate, quicken, repair - give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health"reinvigorate, invigorate - impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; "Exercise is invigorating"liven, liven up, enliven, invigorate, animate - make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"sedate, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm - cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation" | | 5. | stimulate - cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"induce, hasten, rusheffect, effectuate, set up - produce; "The scientists set up a shock wave" | | 6. | stimulate - stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"excite, stirmasturbate - stimulate sexually; "The old man wanted to be masturbated by the prostitute"sensitise, sensitize - cause to sense; make sensitive; "She sensitized me with respect to gender differences in this traditional male-dominated society"; "My tongue became sensitized to good wine"horripilate - cause (someone's) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps; "Hitchcock movies horripilate me"work - provoke or excite; "The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy"fellate, go down on, suck, blow - provide sexual gratification through oral stimulationthrill - cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input; "The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow"whet, quicken - make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite"disgust, gross out, revolt, repel - fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me" | | 7. | stimulate - provide the needed stimulus forprovokeentice, lure, tempt - provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"rejuvenate - cause (a stream or river) to erode, as by an uplift of the landjog - stimulate to remember; "jog my memory"instigate, incite, stir up, set off - provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"challenge - issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match"agitate, foment, stir up - try to stir up public opinion |
stimulateverb encourage, inspire, prompt, fire, fan, urge, spur, provoke, turn on (slang), arouse, animate, rouse, prod, quicken, inflame, incite, instigate, goad, whet, impel, foment, gee up I was stimulated to examine my deepest thoughts.stimulateverb1. To stir to action or feeling:egg on, excite, foment, galvanize, goad, impel, incite, inflame, inspire, instigate, motivate, move, pique, prick, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, set off, spur, touch off, trigger, work up.2. To give or impart vitality and energy to (someone or something):energize, exhilarate, invigorate, vitalize.Translationsstimulate (ˈstimjuleit) verb to rouse or make more alert, active etc. After listening to the violin concerto, he felt stimulated to practise the violin again. 激發 激发ˌstimuˈlation noun 刺激(作用) 刺激（作用） ˈstimulating adjective rousing; very interesting. a stimulating discussion. 使興奮的，非常有趣的 使兴奋的，非常有趣的 stimulate
stimulate (someone or something) into (doing) (something)1. To rouse, incite, or excite someone or some group into performing some action or entering some condition. I suggest introducing various incentives to stimulate your employees into greater productivity. The enormous success of the ground-breaking film series has stimulated the movie industry into producing a rash similar franchises.2. To cause some part of the body, such as a nerve, muscle, organ, etc., to perform some activity or adopt some status through the introduction of some stimulus. We can use this drug to stimulate the cells into reproducing at a much faster rate. A small electric current can be effective in stimulating nerves back into proper function.See also: stimulatestimulate (someone or an animal) into somethingto excite or cause someone or an animal to do something. The promises of bonuses stimulated the workers into higher productivity for the week. The morning light stimulates the birds into singing.See also: stimulateEncyclopediaSeestimulatorstimulate
stimulate [stim´u-lāt] to excite functional activity in a part.stimulate (stĭm′yə-lāt′)v. stimu·lated, stimu·lating, stimu·lates v.tr.1. To increase temporarily the activity of (a body organ or system, for example).2. To cause to desire to have sex; arouse sexually.3. To excite or invigorate (a person, for example) with a stimulant.v.intr. To act or serve as a stimulant or stimulus.
stim′u·lat′er, stim′u·la′tor n.stim′u·lat′ing·ly adv.stim′u·la′tion n.stim′u·la′tive, stim′u·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.Patient discussion about stimulateQ. How does a Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) unit help fibromyalgia. My aunt was suggested to go through TENS. Will that really help? How does a Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) unit help fibromyalgia?A. ‘TENS’ units are prescribed for chronic pain sufferers and fibromyalgia patients. What is a tens unit? Tens stands for Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation. A tens unit is essentially a stimulation device consisting of electrodes that are attached to the skin, the unit itself, and a battery to provide current. A Tens unit uses electricity to block nerves from sending pain messages. Q. Can some depression be treated with stimulantes in adults?? I was treated with dextroamphetimins in the 1970's. Why arent they used anymore? I know all of the things about addiction, so I dont need those answers. When the medication was used by me, it worked. My husband is suffereing from depression he has been given all of the "wonder" drugs No results. I hope someone can answer this for me, and for my husbands sakeThank YouShirley A. Thank you BLars. I am going to talk to my husbands doctor when we have our appointment tomorrow..I get so tired of all of the experts who wont prescribe the right medications because of the abuse potential..CNS Stimulants were used before, and all of us that were on them when we needed them arent worse for wear..I am glad adderall is helping you.Maybe people like us need to speak out, so other patients arent afraid to ask their doctors..Have a great week!!
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Synonyms for stimulateverb encourageSynonyms- encourage
- inspire
- prompt
- fire
- fan
- urge
- spur
- provoke
- turn on
- arouse
- animate
- rouse
- prod
- quicken
- inflame
- incite
- instigate
- goad
- whet
- impel
- foment
- gee up
Synonyms for stimulateverb to stir to action or feelingSynonyms- egg on
- excite
- foment
- galvanize
- goad
- impel
- incite
- inflame
- inspire
- instigate
- motivate
- move
- pique
- prick
- prod
- prompt
- propel
- provoke
- set off
- spur
- touch off
- trigger
- work up
verb to give or impart vitality and energy to (someone or something)Synonyms- energize
- exhilarate
- invigorate
- vitalize
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