Verb

• S: (v) stimulate (stimulate%2:30:00::), excite (excite%2:30:00::) (act as a stimulant) "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates"
• S: (v) induce (induce%2:32:00::), stimulate (stimulate%2:32:01::), cause (cause%2:32:00::), have (have%2:32:00::), get (get%2:32:00::), make (make%2:32:00::) (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"
• direct troponym / full troponym
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• S: (v) stimulate (stimulate%2:37:00::), shake (shake%2:37:00::), shake up (shake_up%2:37:00::), excite (excite%2:37:00::), stir (stir%2:37:01::) (stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of) "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
• S: (v) stimulate (stimulate%2:29:00::), arouse (arouse%2:29:00::), brace (brace%2:29:00::), energize (energize%2:29:00::), energise (energise%2:29:00::), perk up (perk_up%2:29:01::) (cause to be alert and energetic) "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
• S: (v) induce (induce%2:36:01::), stimulate (stimulate%2:36:00::), rush (rush%2:36:00::), hasten (hasten%2:36:00::) (cause to occur rapidly) "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
• S: (v) stimulate (stimulate%2:39:00::), excite (excite%2:39:00::), stir (stir%2:39:00::) (stir feelings in) "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"
• S: (v) provoke (provoke%2:32:00::), stimulate (stimulate%2:32:00::) (provide the needed stimulus for)