stimulate

Definition for stimulate

verb as in excite, provoke

Strongest matches

arouse, encourage, inspire, prompt, quicken, spark, spur, trigger, vitalize

Strong matches

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

Weak matches

build a fire under, fire up, get one going, get one started, innerve, juice, key up, set up, steam up, stir up, turn on, wake up, work up

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They are comrades in torture, stimulated by the idea of making others miserable, so when given the choice to return to the real world, Yaba instead decides to remain a Borderland citizen.

From Salon

The government is attempting to build a greater market for sustainable fuels in the hope this will stimulate production and bring down prices.

From BBC

A cut is expected this week, however, in order to stimulate a sluggish labour market in the US.

From BBC

“I’m empty-handed, except with a collection of memories stimulated just in the last hour and a half by walking through the exhibition they’ve so ingeniously assembled.”

From Los Angeles Times

Montreux was slightly less so and felt like a “one-man show,” while Lollapalooza and Outside Lands were stimulating.

From Los Angeles Times

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