stimulate
- Verb:
- To encourage or cause something to become more active, grow, or develop: To provide a stimulus that increases activity, interest, or development in a person, thing, or process.
- To make someone feel interested, excited, or enthusiastic: To arouse or excite a person's feelings, thoughts, or energy.
- To cause a physiological or biological reaction: To prompt a specific response or function in a body or system.
- Verb:
- The government hopes the new policy will stimulate economic growth.
- A good teacher knows how to stimulate students' curiosity.
- Caffeine is known to stimulate the central nervous system.
"to stimulate discussion/debate": to encourage people to start talking or arguing about a topic.
- The controversial article was intended to stimulate public debate.
"to stimulate demand/production": to cause an increase in the desire for goods or in the rate of manufacturing.
- Tax cuts are often used to stimulate consumer demand.
"to stimulate (someone) into action": to cause someone to start doing something.
- The alarming report stimulated the committee into immediate action.
Stimulant (noun): A substance, such as a drug, that increases physiological or nervous activity.
- Nicotine is a powerful stimulant.
Stimulation (noun): The action of stimulating or the state of being stimulated.
- The baby needs plenty of mental stimulation.
Stimulus (noun): Something that causes a reaction or growth.
- The tax rebate served as an economic stimulus.
- Encourage: To give support, confidence, or hope to someone.
- Provoke: To stimulate or give rise to a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one.
- Arouse: To evoke or awaken a feeling or response.
- Incite: To encourage or stir up violent or unlawful behavior.
(Note: "Stimulate" is not commonly used with particles to form standard phrasal verbs. Its meanings are typically expressed directly or through related phrases.)
"Stimulate the juices": (informal) to increase interest or appetite.
- Let's look at the menu to stimulate the juices.
"A stimulating environment": a setting that encourages intellectual activity and growth.
- The university provides a stimulating environment for research.
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provide the needed stimulus for
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stir feelings in
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stimulate my appetite
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excite the audience
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stir emotions
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cause to occur rapidly
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the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions
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cause to be alert and energetic
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Coffee and tea stimulate me
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This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate
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stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
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These stories shook the community
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the civil war shook the country
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cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
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The ads induced me to buy a VCR
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My children finally got me to buy a computer
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My wife made me buy a new sofa
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act as a stimulant
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The book stimulated her imagination
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This play stimulates
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