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• 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,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• stimulate — [stim′yo͞olāt΄, stim′yəlāt΄] vt. stimulated, stimulating [< L stimulatus, pp. of stimulare, to prick, goad, excite < stimulus: see STIMULUS] 1. to rouse or excite to action or increased action; animate; spur on 2. to invigorate or seem to… …   English World dictionary

• stimulate — I verb activate, actuate, animate, arouse, awaken, brace, drive, egg on, encourage, energize, enkindle, enliven, excitare, excite, fan, fillip, fire, foment, goad, impel, Incitare, incite, inflame, initiate, inritare, inspire, inspirit, instigate …   Law dictionary

• Action potential — In physiology, an action potential is a short lasting event in which the electrical membrane potential of a cell rapidly rises and falls, following a consistent trajectory. Action potentials occur in several types of animal cells, called… …   Wikipedia

• stimulate — stimulable, adj. stimulability /stim yeuh leuh bil i tee/, n. stimulatingly, adv. stimulation, n. stimulator, stimulater, n. /stim yeuh layt /, v., stimulated, stimulating. v.t. 1. to rouse to action or eff …   Universalium

• stimulate — [c]/ˈstɪmjəleɪt / (say stimyuhlayt) verb (stimulated, stimulating) –verb (t) 1. to rouse to action or effort, as by pricking or goading; spur on; incite: to stimulate production. 2. Physiology, Medicine, etc. to excite (an organ, etc.) to its… …  

• stimulate — verb a) To encourage into action. b) To arouse an organism to functional activity. Syn: encourage, induce, provoke, animate, arouse, energize …   Wiktionary

• stimulate — Synonyms and related words: activate, actuate, affect the interest, animate, animating, arouse, attract, awaken, brace, brace up, bracing, bring forth, bring out, bring to light, brisk, brisken, buck up, call forth, call out, call up, cheer,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• stimulate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. excite, rouse, animate, stir, spur, invigorate, exhilarate. See excitement, cause, refreshment, strength. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. arouse, excite, spur, incite; see animate 1 , excite 1 , incite .… …   English dictionary for students

• stimulate — stim•u•late [[t]ˈstɪm yəˌleɪt[/t]] v. lat•ed, lat•ing 1) to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; incite 2) med phl psl phl to excite (a nerve, gland, etc.) to its functional activity 3) to invigorate (a person) by a food or …   From formal English to slang

• Drug action — The action of drugs on the human body is called pharmacodynamics, and what the body does with the drug is called pharmacokinetics. The drugs that enter the human tend to stimulate certain receptors, ion channels, act on enzymes or transporter… …   Wikipedia