Found 4 items, similar to Stimulate.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: stimulate
merangsang
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: stimulate
menggairahkan, merangsang, penggairahan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: stimulate
stimulate
v 1: act as a stimulant;
“The book stimulated her imagination”;
“This play stimulates” [syn:
excite] [ant:
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,
cause,
have,
get,
make]
3: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of;
“These stories
shook the community”;
“the civil war shook the country”
[syn:
shake,
shake up,
excite,
stir]
4: cause to be alert and energetic;
“Coffee and tea stimulate
me”;
“This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate” [syn:
arouse,
brace,
energize,
energise,
perk up] [ant:
de-energize,
de-energize,
sedate]
5: cause to occur rapidly;
“the infection precipitated a high
fever and allergic reactions” [syn:
induce,
rush,
hasten]
6: stir feelings in;
“stimulate my appetite”;
“excite the
audience”;
“stir emotions” [syn:
excite,
stir]
7: provide the needed stimulus for [syn:
provoke]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Stimulate
Stimulate
\Stim"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.
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To excite and stimulate us thereunto. --Dr. J.
Scott.
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2. (Physiol.) To excite; to irritate; especially, to excite
the activity of (a nerve or an irritable muscle), as by
electricity.
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Syn: To animate; incite; encourage; impel; urge; instigate;
irritate; exasperate; incense.
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