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[ verb ] act as a stimulant
Synonyms Examples "The book stimulated her imagination" "This play stimulates" Used in print (Jacob Robbins et al., "The thyroid-stimulating...)The introduction of the United_States_Pharmacopoeia reference standard in 1952 and the redefinition and equating of the USP and international units of thyroid stimulating activity have made_it possible to compare results published by different investigators since that time . Related terms stifle affect innervate irritate quicken nitrify stimulation excitation |
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[ verb ] cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
Examples : "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" Used in print (LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)This concept has stimulated much basic research concerning the behavior of particulate biological materials , the pathogenesis of respiratory infections , the medical management of such diseases and defense against their occurrence . |
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[ verb ] cause to be alert and energetic
Examples "Coffee and tea stimulate me" "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" Used in print (Mr. America, 4:6...)So right_away Claude introduced Henri to his famous `` moon '' bench and proceeded to teach him his first Push-Pull_Super-Set consisting_of the wide grip Straight-Arm_Pullover ( the `` pull '' part of the Push-Pull_Super-Set ) which dramatically widens the rib_cage and strongly affects the muscles of the upper back and chest , and the collar-to-collar Bench_Press which specifically works_on the chest to build those wide , Reeves-type `` gladiator '' pecs , while stimulating the upper lats and frontal deltoids . (J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)In an attempt to reverse the downhill trend by stimulating the bone_marrow and controlling any hemolytic component , triamcinolone , 16 mg. daily , was begun on Sept. 26 , 1958 , and continued until Feb. 18 , 1959 . Related terms sedate de-energize affect animate enliven enliven invigorate cathect energy push stimulant energy energizing animator bracer |
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[ verb ] stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
Examples "These stories shook the community" "the civil war shook the country" Used in print (Harold Rosenberg, "The Trial and Eichmann"...)The Prosecutor in his opening remarks did refer to `` the germ of anti-Semitism '' among the Germans which Hitler `` stimulated and transformed '' . (Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)It may , however , be noted that his gift for color and imagery must have been greatly stimulated by his stay in Paris . (The Department of State: A Fresh Look at the...)We want to stimulate ideas from the bottom to the top of the Department . |
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[ verb ] stir feelings in
Examples "stimulate my appetite" "excite the audience" "stir emotions" Used in print (Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)The overall effect was probably to stimulate more party activity in the communal elections than might have otherwise taken_place . Related terms sensitize thrill disgust whet fellate masturbate work horripilate masturbate stimulation stir |
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[ verb ] provide the needed stimulus for
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