[verb] act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates" Synonyms:stimulate
[verb] raise to a higher energy level; "excite the atoms" Synonyms:energize, energise
[verb] stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions" Synonyms:stimulate, stir
[verb] cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" Synonyms:agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, charge up
[verb] stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience" Synonyms:arouse, sex, turn on, wind up
[verb] stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" Synonyms:stimulate, shake, shake up, stir
[verb] produce a magnetic field in; "excite the neurons"
