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. [1913 Webster] To excite and stimulate us thereunto. --Dr. J. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physiol.) To excite; to irritate; especially, to excite the activity of (a nerve or an irritable muscle), as by electricity. [1913 Webster] Syn: To animate; incite; encourage; impel; urge; instigate; irritate; exasperate; incense. [1913 Webster]