Hypertext Webster Gateway: "stimulate"
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) 1.7 (wn)
stimulate
v 1: act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"
[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 or emotions of; "These stories shook the
community" [syn: {shake}, {shake up}, {excite}, {stir}]
4: cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate
me" [syn: {arouse}, {brace}, {energize}, {energise}, {perk
up}] [ant: {de-energize}, {sedate}]
5: of bodily processes such as fever, illness, etc. [syn: {induce},
{rush}, {hasten}]
6: stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the
audience" [syn: {excite}, {stir}]
7: provide the needed stimulus for [syn: {provoke}]
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