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Verb
S:
(v)
stimulate
,
arouse
,
brace
,
energize
,
energise
,
perk up
(cause to be alert and energetic)
"Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
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W:
(v)
sedate
[Opposed to:
stimulate
] (cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to)
"The patient must be sedated before the operation"
W:
(v)
de-energize
[Opposed to:
energize
] (deprive of energy)
W:
(v)
de-energise
[Opposed to:
energise
] (deprive of energy)
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
excite
,
energize
,
energise
(raise to a higher energy level)
"excite the atoms"
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sister term
derivationally related form
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