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STIMULATe

stimulate, excite - v 
act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates" 

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Synonyms

arouse, encourage, inspire, prompt, quicken, spark, spur, trigger, vitalize, activate, animate, commove, dynamize, elate, energize, enliven, exhilarate, fan, fire, foment, foster, galvanize, goad, grab, hook, impel, incite, inflame, innervate, instigate, jazz, motivate, move, perk, pique, prod, rouse, send, spirit, support, urge, vivify, whet

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Examples

Macdonald entered upon his active career at a critical period in the history of Canada, and the circumstances of the time were calculated to stimulate political thought.

Marshal Oyama sent his principal staff officers to stimulate Nogi to fresh efforts, and some exhausted units of the besieging army were replaced by fresh troops from Japan.

If these two narratives served the first needs of Christian believers, it is easy to see that they would presently stimulate further activity in the same direction.

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Etymology

1610s, "rouse to action," from Latin stimulatus, past participle of stimulare (see stimulation). Related: Stimulated; stimulating.

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