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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,
to action or more vigorous exertion by some pungent motive
or by persuasion; as, to stimulate one by the hope of
reward, or by the prospect of glory.
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To excite and stimulate us thereunto. --Dr. J.
Scott.
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2. (Physiol.) To excite; to irritate; especially, to excite
the activity of (a nerve or an irritable muscle), as by
electricity.
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Syn: To animate; incite; encourage; impel; urge; instigate;
irritate; exasperate; incense.
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