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verb (used with object)
1.
to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
2.
Physiology, Medicine/Medical. to excite (a nerve, gland, etc.) to its functional activity.
3.
to invigorate (a person) by a food or beverage containing a stimulant, as coffee, tea, or alcoholic liquor.
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Stimulate
is always a great word to know.
So is REM sleep. Does it mean:
| a period of sleep during which most dreaming occurs as the eyes move under closed lids and the skeletal muscles are deeply relaxed |
| an end organ or a group of end organs of sensory or afferent neurons, specialized to be sensitive to stimulating agents |
Related forms
stim·u·la·ble, adjective
stim·u·lat·ing·ly, adverb
stim·u·la·tion, noun
stim·u·la·tor, stim·u·lat·er, noun
EXPANDan·ti·stim·u·la·tion, noun
hy·per·stim·u·la·tion, noun
in·ter·stim·u·late, verb (used with object), -lat·ed, -lat·ing.
in·ter·stim·u·la·tion, noun
non·stim·u·la·ble, adjective
non·stim·u·lat·ing, adjective
non·stim·u·la·tion, noun
o·ver·stim·u·late, verb, -lat·ed, -lat·ing.
o·ver·stim·u·la·tion, noun
post·stim·u·la·tion, adjective
pre·stim·u·late, verb (used with object), -lat·ed, -lat·ing.
pre·stim·u·la·tion, noun
re·stim·u·late, verb (used with object), -lat·ed, -lat·ing.
re·stim·u·la·tion, noun
self-stim·u·lat·ed, adjective
self-stim·u·lat·ing, adjective
self-stim·u·la·tion, noun
sem·i·stim·u·lat·ing, adjective
su·per·stim·u·late, verb (used with object), -lat·ed, -lat·ing.
su·per·stim·u·la·tion, noun
un·stim·u·la·ble, adjective
un·stim·u·lat·ed, adjective
un·stim·u·lat·ing, adjective
un·stim·u·lat·ing·ly, adverb
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Medical Dictionary
stimulate stim·u·late (stĭm'yə-lāt')
v. stim·u·lat·ed, stim·u·lat·ing, stim·u·lates
To arouse a body or a responsive structure to increased functional activity.
stim'u·lat'er n.
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