2 definitions found
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 1.6 [wn]:
stimulating
adj 1: rousing or quickening activity or the senses "a stimulating
discussion" [ant: {unstimulating}]
2: that stimulates; "stimulant phenomena" [syn: {stimulant}]
3: making lively and cheerful; "the exhilarating effect of
mountain air" [syn: {exhilarating}]
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