Synonyms:
stimulate, excite
Meaning: act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates"
Synonyms:
induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
Meaning: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"
Synonyms:
stimulate, shake, shake_up, excite, stir
Meaning: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
Synonyms:
stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk_up
Meaning: cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
Synonyms:
induce, stimulate, rush, hasten
Meaning: cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
Synonyms:
stimulate, excite, stir
Meaning: stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"
Usage examples
"Not a bit: they stimulate your sense of colour."
Where Miss Taylor failed to stimulate, I may safely affirm that Harriet Smith will do nothing.--You never could persuade her to read half so much as you wished.--You know you could not."
In part it depends on the physical and mental powers of men; in part on things outside of the worker that either stimulate and strengthen him, or give him more favorable conditions in which to work.
Special effort was made to stimulate the production of "submarine chasers" and "scout cruisers" to be sent to the danger zone. Convoys were provided to accompany the transports conveying soldiers to France.
But I have found that sometimes, in cases where the sound perception was not at first sufficient to enable the child to distinguish even the most dissimilar vowel sounds, although uttered loudly close to the ear, I could awaken the attention of the child to sound, and stimulate the dormant power by the use of an Acousticon.