stimulate
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
stimulate/ˈstɪmjuleɪt/
▶verb
- 1 apply or act as a stimulus to.
- 2 animate or excite.
– derivatives
stimulating adjective,
stimulatingly adverb,
stimulation noun,
stimulative adjective,
stimulator noun,
stimulatory adjective.
stimulating adjective,
stimulatingly adverb,
stimulation noun,
stimulative adjective,
stimulator noun,
stimulatory adjective.
– origin C16 (in the sense ‘sting, afflict’): from L. stimulat-, stimulare ‘urge, goad’.
'stimulate' also found in these Oxford entries:
aperitif
- appetizer
- coppice
- cross-fertilize
- digitalis
- dynamics
- encourage
- fire
- flesh
- galvanize
- gastrin
- gibberellin
- gonadotrophin
- Green Paper
- hype
- immunotherapy
- incentive
- irritate
- kinetin
- laxative
- masturbate
- motivate
- noni
- overstimulate
- pique
- pornography
- prime
- prod
- provoke
- quicken
- raise
- turn
- vaccine
- whet
- whip
