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Stimulate \Stim"u*late\, v. 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 glory. [1913 Webster] To excite and stimulate us thereunto. --Dr. J. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physiol.) To excite; to irritate; especially, to excite the activity of (a nerve or an irritable muscle), as by electricity. [1913 Webster] Syn: To animate; incite; encourage; impel; urge; instigate; irritate; exasperate; incense. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Stimulate \Stim"u*late\, v. 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 glory. To 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.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
stimulate v 1: act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates" [syn: excite] [ant: stifle] 2: 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" [syn: induce, cause, have, get, make] 3: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" [syn: shake, shake up, excite, stir] 4: cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" [syn: arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up] [ant: de-energize, de-energize, sedate] 5: cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions" [syn: induce, rush, hasten] 6: stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions" [syn: excite, stir] 7: provide the needed stimulus for [syn: provoke]From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
stimulate Αγγλικά vb. ερεθίζωFrom English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
stimulate Latin vb. (inflection of la stimulō 2 p pres actv impr) vb. 1 To encourage into action. 2 To arouse an organism to functional activity.From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
stimulate vb. 1 To encourage into action. 2 To arouse an organism to functional activity.From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
stimulate Latin vb. (inflection of la stimulō 2 p pres actv impr) vb. 1 To encourage into action. 2 To arouse an organism to functional activity.From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
stimulate Latin vb. (inflection of la stimulō 2 p pres actv impr) vb. 1 To encourage into action. 2 To arouse an organism to functional activity.From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
stimulate Englanti vb. 1 elvyttää, kiihdyttää, kiihottaa 2 kannustaa, piristää 3 stimuloida 4 virkistää, yllättää, ärsyttääFrom Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
stimulate Engelska vb. retaFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Stimulate /stˈɪmjʊlˌeɪt/ حفّزFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
stimulate //ˈstɪm.jəˌleɪt// //ˈstɪm.jʊ.leɪt//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]1. стимулирам to arouse an organism to functional activity 2. подбуждам to encourage into action
stimulate /stˈɪmjʊlˌeɪt/ drážditFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
stimulate /stˈɪmjʊlˌeɪt/ [eko] povzbuditFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
stimulate /stˈɪmjʊlˌeɪt/From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]podnítit
stimulate /stˈɪmjʊlˌeɪt/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]ysgogi
stimulate /stˈɪmjʊlˌeɪt/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]dynamisierend Synonyms: making dynamic, speeding up see: make dynamic, speed up, stimulate sth., made dynamic, speeded up, stimulated
stimulate /stˈɪmjʊlˌeɪt/From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]erregen, aufputschen see: stimulating, stimulated, stimulates, stimulated
stimulate /stˈɪmjʊlˌeɪt/ διεγείρωFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
stimulate //ˈstɪm.jəˌleɪt// //ˈstɪm.jʊ.leɪt//From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 : [ freedict:eng-fra ]1. kiihottaa, elvyttää, stimuloida to arouse an organism to functional activity 2. elvyttää, piristää, stimuloida, yllyttää, ärsyttää to encourage into action
stimulate /stimjuleit/ 1. agacer, irriter 2. inciter, pousser à 3. stimulerFrom English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
stimulate /stˈɪmjʊlˌeɪt/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. उत्तेजित करना "When Rahul stood first in his class,it stimulated him to work even harder."
stimulate /stˈɪmjʊlˌeɪt/ ličiti na nekog, nadražiti, potaknuti, poticanja, poticanje, poticati, pretvarati se, stimuliratiFrom English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-ind ]
stimulate //ˈstɪm.jəˌleɪt// //ˈstɪm.jʊ.leɪt//From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-ita ]rangsang
stimulate /stˈɪmjʊlˌeɪt/ 1. incitare, spronare 2. stimolareFrom English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
stimulate //ˈstɪm.jəˌleɪt// //ˈstɪm.jʊ.leɪt//From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-lat ]刺激 2. to arouse an organism to functional activity 3. to encourage into action
stimulate /stimjuleit/ stimulareFrom English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-nld ]
stimulate /stimjuleit/ 1. aanstoken, irriteren, ophitsen, op stang jagen, prikkelen, sarren 2. aansporen, aanvuren, aanwakkeren, opwekken, zwepen 3. aanzetten, verlevendigen 4. de sporen geven 5. aanporren, stimuleren 6. animeren, opkikkeren, opmonterenFrom English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]
stimulate /ˈstɪmjəleɪt/From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]1. stymulować 2. pobudzać
stimulate /stimjuleit/ 1. concitar, incitar, provocar 2. impelir, instigar 3. esporar, esporear 4. aguaçar, encorajar, estimular, reavivarFrom English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-spa ]
stimulate /stimjuleit/ 1. instigar 2. animar, espolear, incitar, inpulsar 3. estimularFrom English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
stimulate //ˈstɪm.jəˌleɪt// //ˈstɪm.jʊ.leɪt//From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]1. stimulera, ge näring åt, pigga upp, väcka to arouse an organism to functional activity 2. egga, reta, sporra to encourage into action
stimulate /stˈɪmjʊlˌeɪt/ 1. uyarmak, teşvik etmek, tahrik etmek, harekete geçirmek, kamçılamak 2. tembih etmek 3. elektrik kuvvetiyle veya alkollü içki ile harekete geçirmek.stimulation uyarım, teşvik, tahrik. stimulative uyandırıcı, canlandırıcı, muharrik.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ˈstɪmjəˌɫeɪt/
146 Moby Thesaurus words for "stimulate": activate, actuate, affect the interest, animate, animating, arouse, attract, awaken, brace, brace up, bracing, bring forth, bring out, bring to light, brisk, brisken, buck up, call forth, call out, call up, cheer, chirk up, compel, concern, cultivate, deduce, derive, drag out, draw forth, draw out, dynamize, educe, electrify, elicit, encourage, energize, enliven, enlivening, evoke, excite, excite interest, exhilarate, exhilarating, exhilarative, fascinate, fillip, fire, force, fortify, foster, fresh up, freshen, freshen up, fuel, galvanize, get from, get out of, goad, hearten, impel, incite, increase, induce, inflame, infuse life into, inspire, inspiring, inspirit, interest, intoxicating, invigorate, invite, involve in, jazz up, jolt, kindle, lively, liven, make sensitive, motivate, move, move to action, nourish, obtain, pep up, perk up, pick up, pique, procure, promote, prompt, propel, provocative, provoke, quicken, quickening, reanimate, recreate, refine, refresh, refreshen, regale, reinvigorate, renew, resuscitate, revive, revivify, rouse, rousing, secure, seminal, sensibilize, sensitize, set in motion, set up, sharpen, snap up, spark, spirit up, spur, stimulating, stimulative, stir, stir up, stirring, suggestive, summon forth, summon up, tantalize, tickle, titillate, tonic, vitalize, vitalizing, vivify, wake up, waken, wangle, wangle out of, warm, whet, whip up, winkle out, worm out, worm out of, zip upFrom Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
v. 刺激,激励,鼓舞;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vt. 刺激,激励,鼓舞 vi. 起刺激作用