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.
Definitions
- transitive 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.
- transitive verb. To excite; to irritate; especially, to excite the activity of (a nerve or an irritable muscle), as by electricity.
- verb. cause to be alert and energetic
"Coffee and tea stimulate me"
"This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
- verb. act as a stimulant
"The book stimulated her imagination"
"This play stimulates"
- verb. 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"
- verb. provide the needed stimulus for
- verb. cause to occur rapidly
"the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
- verb. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
"These stories shook the community"
"the civil war shook the country"
- verb. stir feelings in
"stimulate my appetite"
"excite the audience"
Synonyms
arouse, brace, energise, energize, excite, cause, get, have, induce, make, provoke, hasten, rush, shake, stir
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in stimulate:
Common word forms
stimulated, stimulater, stimulates, stimulating
Words from these letters
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