verb
- Act as a stimulant.
- usage: "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates"
- Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner.
- usage: "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"
- Stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of.
- usage: "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
- Cause to be alert and energetic.
- usage: "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
- Cause to occur rapidly.
- usage: "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
- Stir feelings in.
- usage: "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"
- Provide the needed stimulus for.
adjective
- Emotionally aroused.
- synonyms: stirred, stirred up, aroused
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