stim·u·late (st m y -l t )v. stim·u·lat·ed, stim·u·lat·ing, stim·u·lates v.tr. 1. To rouse to activity or heightened action, as by spurring or goading; excite. See Synonyms at provoke. 2. To increase temporarily the activity of (a body organ or part). 3. To excite or invigorate (a person, for example) with a stimulant. v.intr. To act or serve as a stimulant or stimulus. [Latin stimul re, stimult-, to goad on, from stimulus, goad.]stim u·later, stimu·lator n.stim u·lating·ly adv.stim u·lation n.stim u·lative, stimu·la·tory (-l-tôr , -t r) adj. |
stimulate
Verb
[-lating, -lated]
1. to encourage to start or progress further: a cut in interest rates should help stimulate economic recovery
2. to fill (a person) with ideas or enthusiasm: books satisfy a part of the intellect that needs to be stimulated
3. Physiol to excite (a nerve or organ) with a stimulus [Latin stimulare]
stimulation n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | stimulate - act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates" affect, 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" |
| 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" decide - 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" suborn - induce to commit perjury or give false testimony; "The President tried to suborn false witnesses" | |
| 3. | stimulate - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" arouse, 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" affect - act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate" cathect - inject with libidinal energy reanimate, 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" 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" | |
| 6. | stimulate - stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions" jack off, jerk off, she-bop, wank, masturbate, fuck off - get sexual gratification through self-stimulation masturbate - 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" thrill - cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input; "The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow" | |
| 7. | stimulate - provide the needed stimulus for entice, 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 land jog - 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" |
stimulate
Translations
v stimulate [ˈstimjuleit]
to rouse or make more alert, active etc After listening to the violin concerto, he felt stimulated to practise the violin again. stimuleer يُثير، يُحَفِّز стимулирам povzbudit stimulere; opmuntre anregen διεγείρω, ερεθίζω, κεντρίζω estimular ergutama تحريك كردن piristää stimuler לְהַמרִיץ प्रेरित करना, प्रोत्साहित करना, उत्तेजित करना poticati, stimulirati serkent merangsang hvetja, örva stimolare 刺激する ...을 자극하다 paskatinti, stimuliuoti stimulēt; just stimulu rangsang stimuleren stimulere, kvikke opp, inspirere pobudzać estimular a stimula возбуждать povzbudiť spodbuditi stimulisati stimulera กระตุ้น uyarmak; heves uyandırmak 激發 збуджувати, заохочувати تحریک دینا یا اکسانا khuấy động, khuyến khích 激发
n stimuˈlation
stimulasie تَحْفيز، إثارَه стимулиране vzpruha stimulering; opmuntring die Anregung διέγερση, ώθηση, κίνητρο estimulación ergutus تحريك virike stimulation הַמרָצָה प्रेरणा, उत्तेजना, प्रोत्साहन poticanje, stimulacija serkentés, ösztönzés rangsangan örvun, hvatning stimolazione 刺激 자극, 격려 paskatinimas, stimuliavimas stimulācija; veicināšana rangsangan stimulering stimulering, oppkvikking bodziec, pobudzenie estimulação stimulare возбуждение povzbudenie spodbuda stimulacija stimulering, stimulation การกระตุ้น uyarım; özendirme 刺激(作用) збудження; стимулювання تحریک sự khuấy động, khuyến khích 刺激（作用）
adj stimulating
rousing; very interesting a stimulating discussion. stimulerend مُثير، مُحَفِّز، مُمْتِع стимулиращ podnětný stimulerende; inspirerende anregend συναρπαστικός estimulante virgutav, põnev پرهيجان virikkeitä antava stimulant מַמרִיץ प्रेरक poticajan, stimulativan serkentő menarik örvandi; áhugaverður stimolante 刺激となる 자극적인, 격려가 되는 labai įdomus, įkvepiantis stimulējošs; aktivizējošs; interesants menarik stimulerend stimulerende, oppkvikkende pobudzający estimulante stimulant возбуждающий; интересный podnetný vznemirljiv stimulantan stimulerande ที่น่าตื่นเต้น; น่าสนใจ uyarım özendirme 使興奮的，非常有趣的 стимулюючий ابھارنے والا khuấy động, khuyến khích 使兴奋的，非常有趣的
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