STIMULATE
\stˈɪmjʊlˌe͡ɪt], \stˈɪmjʊlˌeɪt], \s_t_ˈɪ_m_j_ʊ_l_ˌeɪ_t]\
Definitions of STIMULATE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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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"
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stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"
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cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
By Princeton University
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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"
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stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"
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stir the feelings or emotions of; "These stories shook the community"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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To excite; to irritate; especially, to excite the activity of (a nerve or an irritable muscle), as by electricity.
By Oddity Software
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To excite or rouse to activity; animate; spur on; encourage; produce greater vitality in.
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To produce a temporary increase of vitality; to act as a goad.
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Stimulator.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Stimulator.
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Stimulative.
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To rouse; excite; animate; intoxicate.
By James Champlin Fernald
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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