"stimulate" | Definition and Related Words

stimulate

Verb

Act as a stimulant (synset 200504245)
"The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates"

is a type of: affect, bear on, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on - have an effect upon
subtypes:
- invigorate, quicken - give life or energy to
- innervate - stimulate to action
- irritate - excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus
same as: excite
Cause to do;
Cause to act in a specified manner (synset 200772482)
"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"
subtypes:
- decide - cause to decide
- persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
- bring - induce or persuade
- solicit - incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination
- encourage - spur on
- let - actively cause something to happen
- lead - cause to undertake a certain action
- inspire, instigate, prompt - serve as the inciting cause of
- suborn - induce to commit perjury or give false testimony
- compel, obligate, oblige - force somebody to do something
same as: cause, get, have, induce, make
Stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of (synset 201765558)
"These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"

is a type of: arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
subtypes:
- fuel - stimulate
- arouse, excite, sex, turn on, wind up - stimulate sexually
- affright, fright, frighten, scare - cause fear in
- thrill, tickle, vibrate - feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
- invite, tempt - give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
- elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift - fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
- animate, enliven, exalt, inspire, invigorate - heighten or intensify
- titillate - excite pleasurably or erotically
same as: excite, shake, shake up, stir
Cause to be alert and energetic (synset 200022679)
"Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"

is a type of: affect - act physically on; have an effect upon
subtypes:
- cathect - inject with libidinal energy
- animate, quicken, reanimate, recreate, renovate, repair, revive, revivify, vivify - give new life or energy to
- invigorate, reinvigorate - impart vigor, strength, or vitality to
- animate, enliven, invigorate, liven, liven up - make lively
same as: arouse, brace, energise, energize, perk up
Cause to occur rapidly (synset 201648064)
"the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"

is a type of: effect, effectuate, set up - produce

same as: hasten, induce, rush
Stir feelings in (synset 202120601)
"stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"

is a type of: sensitise, sensitize - cause to sense; make sensitive
subtypes:
- fuck off, jack off, jerk off, masturbate, she-bop, wank - get sexual gratification through self-stimulation
- masturbate - stimulate sexually
- horripilate - cause (someone's) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps
- work - provoke or excite
- blow, fellate, go down on, suck - provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
- thrill - cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input
- quicken, whet - make keen or more acute
- disgust, gross out, repel, revolt - fill with distaste
same as: excite, stir
Provide the needed stimulus for (synset 200795741)
is a type of: challenge - issue a challenge to
subtypes:
- entice, lure, tempt - provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
- rejuvenate - cause (a stream or river) to erode, as by an uplift of the land
- jog - stimulate to remember
- incite, instigate, set off, stir up - provoke or stir up
- agitate, foment, stir up - try to stir up public opinion
same as: provoke

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