Dictionary Entry
stimulate
stimulate is a 9-letter English word with 9 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 9 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
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.
- 2transitive verb
To excite; to irritate; especially, to excite the activity of (a nerve or an irritable muscle), as by electricity.
- 3verb
cause to be alert and energetic
"Coffee and tea stimulate me"
"This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
- 4verb
act as a stimulant
"The book stimulated her imagination"
"This play stimulates"
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- 5verb
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"
- 6verb
provide the needed stimulus for
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- 7verb
cause to occur rapidly
"the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
- 8verb
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
"These stories shook the community"
"the civil war shook the country"
- 9verb
stir feelings in
"stimulate my appetite"
"excite the audience"
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