stimulus /stimˈū-ləs/

1. An action, influence, or agency that produces a response in a living organism
2. Anything that rouses to action or increased action
3. A sting or stinging hair (archaic)

stimˈulable adjective

Responsive to stimulus

stimˈulancy noun

stimˈulant adjective

1. Stimulating
2. Increasing or exciting vital action

1. Anything that stimulates or excites
2. A stimulating drug
3. An alcoholic liquor

stimˈulate transitive verb

1. To incite
2. To instigate
3. To excite
4. To inspire enthusiasm in
5. To produce increased action in (physiology)

To act as a stimulant

stimˈulating adjective

stimulāˈtion noun

• defeatisms
• defeatist
• defeatists
• defeats
• defeature
• defeatured
• defeatures
• defeaturing
• defecate
• defecated
• defecates
• defecating
• defecation
• defecations
• defecator
• defecators
• defect
• defected
• defectibilities
• defectibility
• defectible
• defecting
• defection
• defectionist
• defectionists