stimulated

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.

– origin C16 (in the sense ‘sting, afflict’): from L. stimulat-, stimulare ‘urge, goad’.