stimulate

Verbs

  • (v) act as a stimulant
    • The book stimulated her imagination
    • This play stimulates
    excite,
  • (v) 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
    cause, induce, make, get, have,
  • (v) stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
    • These stories shook the community
    • the civil war shook the country
    shake up, stir, excite, shake,
  • (v) cause to be alert and energetic
    • Coffee and tea stimulate me
    • This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate
    energize, energise, perk up, arouse, brace,
  • (v) cause to occur rapidly
    • the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions
    induce, hasten, rush,
  • (v) stir feelings in
    • stimulate my appetite
    • excite the audience
    • stir emotions
    excite, stir,
  • (v) provide the needed stimulus for provoke,

Synonyms

excite cause induce make get have shake up stir shake energize energise perk up arouse brace hasten rush provoke

Antonyms

dampen stifle sedate tranquilize tranquillise tranquillize calm de-energise de-energize

See also

agitate foment stir up

Words of close approximity

stimulant
stimulated