| 单词 | stimulate |
| 释义 | stimulate —stimulable, adj. —stimulability /stim'yeuh leuh bil"i tee/, n. —stimulatingly, adv. —stimulation, n. —stimulator, stimulater, n. /stim"yeuh layt'/, v. , stimulated, stimulating. v.t. 1. to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics. 2. Physiol. , Med. to excite (a nerve, gland, etc.) to its functional activity. 3. to invigorate (a person) by a food or beverage containing a stimulant, as coffee, tea, or alcoholic liquor. v.i. 4. to act as a stimulus or stimulant. [1540-50; < L stimulatus (ptp. of stimulare to goad). See STIMULUS, -ATE1] Syn. 1. arouse, activate, excite. See animate. |
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