–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. |
–verb (used without object)
| 4. | to act as a stimulus or stimulant. |
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