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stimulate
verb as in excite, provoke
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
Example Sentences
Instructional materials and approaches that motivate, stimulate, and engage students.
“How [increased blood return] would stimulate the completely quiescent myocardium … is not readily apparent,” he wrote.
Cool OffIn addition to freshening up your face and body, showers can help stimulate the circulatory system and metabolism.
They actually stimulate alternative thinking and the development of new outlets.
We were going to stimulate and grow and get back to positive growth and work with our friends and partners.
Job-finding committees were organized in many sections of the state to stimulate re-employment.
Adolescents listening to the latest songs stimulate the demand for popular sheet music.
Wherefore Bud had deliberately done what he could do to stimulate and emphasize both the surprise and the gratification.
We want to stimulate the expression of life through art and literature, and its exploration through research.
The explorer makes many discoveries—some that stimulate and surprise, some that puzzle and depress.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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