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Meaning of stimulate

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  stimulate
      v 1: act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination";
           "This play stimulates" [syn: {stimulate}, {excite}] [ant:
           {dampen}, {stifle}]
      2: 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" [syn: {induce},
         {stimulate}, {cause}, {have}, {get}, {make}]
      3: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories
         shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" [syn:
         {stimulate}, {shake}, {shake up}, {excite}, {stir}]
      4: cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate
         me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" [syn:
         {stimulate}, {arouse}, {brace}, {energize}, {energise}, {perk
         up}] [ant: {calm}, {de-energise}, {de-energize}, {sedate},
         {tranquilize}, {tranquillise}, {tranquillize}]
      5: cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high
         fever and allergic reactions" [syn: {induce}, {stimulate},
         {rush}, {hasten}]
      6: stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the
         audience"; "stir emotions" [syn: {stimulate}, {excite},
         {stir}]
      7: provide the needed stimulus for [syn: {provoke}, {stimulate}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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