stimulatev.
/ˈstɪmjʊleɪt/ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > cause of mental anguish or torment > cause anguish to or torment [verb (transitive)] > afflict with pangs
pingeOE
prickOE
bite?c1200
to smite to a person's hearta1225
stingc1386
hita1400
tanga1400
prickle?a1513
pang1520
punch1548
stimulate1548
twinge1647
1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VII f. lvii Kyng Henry..euer punched, stimulated and pricked with the scrupulous stynges of domesticall sedicion.
2. To rouse to action or exertion as by pricking or goading; to spur on; to incite (a person) to do something; to impart additional energy to (an activity, a process).
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the mind > will > motivation > motivate [verb (transitive)] > incite or instigate
stirc897
putOE
sputc1175
prokec1225
prickc1230
commovec1374
baitc1378
stingc1386
movea1398
eager?a1400
pokec1400
provokea1425
tollc1440
cheera1450
irritec1450
encourage1483
incite1483
harden1487
attice1490
pricklea1522
to set on1523
incense1531
irritate1531
animate1532
tickle1532
stomach1541
instigate1542
concitea1555
upsteer1558
urge1565
instimulate1570
whip1573
goad1579
raise1581
to set upa1586
to call ona1592
incitate1597
indarec1599
alarm1602
exstimulate1603
to put on1604
feeze1610
impulse1611
fomentate1613
emovec1614
animalize1617
stimulate1619
spura1644
trinkle1685
cite1718
to put up1812
prod1832
to jack up1914
goose1934
the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > refreshment or invigoration > refresh or invigorate [verb (transitive)]
akeleOE
restOE
comfort1303
ease1330
quickc1350
recurea1382
refresha1382
refetec1384
restorec1384
affilea1393
enforcec1400
freshc1405
revigour?a1425
recomfortc1425
recreatec1425
quicken?c1430
revive1442
cheerc1443
refection?c1450
refect1488
unweary1530
freshen1532
corroborate1541
vige?c1550
erect?1555
recollect?1560
repose1562
respite1565
rouse1574
requicken1576
animate1585
enlive1593
revify1598
inanimate1600
insinew1600
to wind up1602
vigorize1603
inspiritc1610
invigour1611
refocillate1611
revigorate1611
renovate1614
spriten1614
repaira1616
activate1624
vigour1636
enliven1644
invigorate1646
rally1650
reinvigorate1652
renerve1652
to freshen up1654
righta1656
re-enlivena1660
recruita1661
enlighten1667
revivify1675
untire1677
reanimate1694
stimulate1759
rebrace1764
refreshen1780
brisken1799
irrigate1823
tonic1825
to fresh up1835
ginger1844
spell1846
recuperate1849
binge1854
tone1859
innerve1880
fiercen1896
to tone up1896
to buck up1909
pep1912
to zip up1927
to perk up1936
to zizz up1944
hep1948
to zing up1948
juice1964
1619 H. Hutton Compend. Hist. Ixion's Wheele in Follie's Anat. sig. D6v My..distemperd thoughts, Do stimulate proud Silla's Ire.
a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 382 The 3 Races of the Barbarie horses, that run..without riders, onely having spurrs so placed on their backs,..as with their motion to stimulate them.
1759 D. Hume Hist. Eng. under House of Tudor I. 147 Hearing of the pope's captivity, they were farther stimulated to undertake the war with vigour for the restoring his liberty.
a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iv. 67 The pricks of conscience will not so much afflict and torment us, as stimulate our resolution and excite our diligence.
1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. ix. 694 They..stimulated and importuned him, to bring forward a scheme of improvement.
1832 H. Martineau Hill & Valley v. 77 To stimulate production by useful..labour.
1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 1st Ser. II. 78 To..stimulate him to fresh exertions.
1843 C. J. Lever Jack Hinton xviii. 127 You have stimulated my curiosity.
1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola II. ii. 21 They..stimulated their prisoners to beg.
3. Physiology. To act as a stimulus to (see stimulus n. 1, 3).absolute.1662 J. Degravere Thesaurus Remediorum (ed. 2) 16 Signes indicating Purgation... A looseness or flux of humors stimulating to expulsion.1732 J. Arbuthnot Pract. Rules of Diet i. 261 Things which stimulate in the extreme degree, excite Pain.1842 E. S. Abdy tr. R. von Falkenstein Water Cure 75 With bandages, put on tight to stimulate, upon the whole limb.
a. To excite (an organ) to increased activity, to quicken the action or function of. Also with the action or function as object.
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the world > life > biology > biological processes > stimulation > [verb (transitive)]
erect1620
stimulate1662
irritate1803
re-excite1816
excite1832
the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > types of treatment generally > practise or apply type of treatment [verb (intransitive)] > stimulate
stimulate1662
1707 J. Floyer Physician's Pulse-watch 201 In general we use Medicines of the same Taste, as the secreted Humours, to stimulate their Excretion.
1798 R. Jackson Outl. Hist. & Cure Fever 260 Wine, brandy and opium stimulate the system to increased action.
1809 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 21 103 Oxygen stimulates the pulmonic vessels, and..makes them propel their contents.
1843 R. J. Graves Syst. Clin. Med. xi. 119 I frequently prescribe small doses of hydrargyrum cum cretâ, with the view of gently stimulating the liver.
b. To excite (a tissue or structure) to its specific activity.
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1879 Roy in Jrnl. Physiol. 1 475 When the muscle was stimulated directly by the induced current.
4.
a. To administer stimulants to.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatment by medicine or drug > treat with drugs [verb (transitive)] > treat with stimulants
cordializea1649
dram1770
stimulate1905
1905 Brit. Med. Jrnl. No. 2317. 1139 No one familiar with infectious diseases would systematically stimulate all cases.
b. intransitive for reflexive. To indulge in (alcoholic) stimulants. Now only colloquial (? U.S.) Also in passive, To be affected by alcoholic drinks.
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the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [verb (intransitive)] > drink intoxicating liquor
to wet (one's) whistle, weasand, mouth, beak, beardc1386
bibc1400
to kiss the cupa1420
drawa1500
refresh1644
mug1653
bub1654
jug1681
whiffle1693
dram1740
wet1783
to suck (also sup) the monkey1785
stimulate1800
lush1811
taste1823
liquor1839
oil1841
paint1853
irrigate1856
nip1858
smile1858
peg1874
gargle1889
shicker1906
stop1924
bevvy1934
the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [verb (intransitive)] > be drunk
bewetc1400
to be in beer1532
to have one's cap set1546
to have a pot in the pate1655
to be bit by a barn weasel1673
to have been in the sun1770
to have been in the sunshine1818
to have (also get) the sun in one's eyes1841
to have a brick in one's hat1847
stimulate1882
to beer up1892
to be (the) worse for liquor1893
to have a few1903
to have a heat on1912
1800 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 3 50 Men of strong constitutions began to stimulate in excess very early in life.
1839 F. Marryat Diary in Amer. II. 224 [Examples of American language.] He stimulates too much.
1882 E. O'Donovan Merv Oasis I. 449 A servant brought in a silver tray, upon which were large glasses of..arrack... We were all slightly stimulated before a move was made towards the dinner table.
1898 T. De W. Talmage Serm. in N.Y. Christian Herald 30 Mar. 268/4 Now he must brace himself up. Now he stimulates.
Derivatives
ˈstimulated adj.
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the world > life > biology > biological processes > stimulation > [adjective] > stimulated
fermentaceous1662
excited1855
stimulated1887
geeked1989
1887 J. S. Burdon-Sanderson et al. Transl. For. Biol. Mem. I. 255 The tract of nerve lying between the stimulating electrodes I call the stimulated region.
1887 J. S. Burdon-Sanderson et al. Transl. For. Biol. Mem. I. 273 Electrical phenomena in stimulated nerves.
1900 W. S. Hall Text-bk. Physiol. 52 The action of stimuli is..transient, i.e. the stimulated organism returns..to its former state of rest.
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