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Definición y significado de stimulate
Definición
stimulate (v. trans.)
1.cause to be alert and energetic"Coffee and tea stimulate me" "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
2.act as a stimulant"The book stimulated her imagination" "This play stimulates"
3.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"
4.provide the needed stimulus for
5.cause to occur rapidly"the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
6.stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of"These stories shook the community" "the civil war shook the country"
7.stir feelings in"stimulate my appetite" "excite the audience" "stir emotions"
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Merriam Webster
StimulateStim"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.
Sinónimos
stimulate (v.)
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stimulate (v.)
↘ bonus, fillip, goad, incentive, inducement, pep pill, spur, stimulant, stimulating, stimulation, stimulus, upper
stimulate (v. trans.)
≠ calm, dampen, de-energise, de-energize, sedate, stifle, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize
Diccionario analógico
stimulate (v.)
augmenter l'énergie, l'ardeur, l'activité de qqch (fr)[ClasseHyper.]
désir (fr)[DomaineCollocation]
stimulate (v. tr.)
affect[Hyper.]
activating, activation, energizing - bracer, pick-me-up, tonic - excitant, stimulant, stimulant drug - energy, get-up-and-go, push - energy, vigor, vigour, zip - animator, energiser, energizer, vitaliser, vitalizer - energy, free energy - energy, vim, vitality - stimulative[Dérivé]
calm, sedate, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize - de-energise, de-energize[Ant.]
stimulate (v. tr.)
stimulate (v. tr.)
causal agency, causal agent, cause - bringing-about, causation, causing, defiance, provocation - induction, initiation, releasing gear, trigger - inducement, inducing - stimulation - input, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus - cause, grounds, reason - cause - encouragement, incentive, inducement, lift, motivator, ski tow, stimulation - inducer, persuader - causative - inducive, inductive[Dérivé]
stimulate (v. tr.)
stimulate (v. tr.)
effect, effectuate, set up[Hyper.]
inducement, inducing - induction[Dérivé]
stimulate (v. tr.)
stimulate (v. tr.)
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