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stimulated
stim·u·late S0760800 (stĭm′yə-lāt′)v. stim·u·lat·ed, stim·u·lat·ing, stim·u·lates v.tr.1. To rouse to action or increased activity; excite: a policy that stimulated people to protest; incentives to stimulate consumer spending. See Synonyms at provoke.2. To increase temporarily the activity of (a body organ or system, for example).3. To cause to be interested or engaged: Animals in zoos need to be stimulated to remain healthy.4. To cause to desire to have sex; arouse sexually.5. To excite or invigorate (a person, for example) with a stimulant.v.intr. To act or serve as a stimulant or stimulus.
[Latin stimulāre, stimulāt-, to goad on, from stimulus, goad.]
stim′u·lat′er, stim′u·la′tor n.stim′u·lat′ing·ly adv.stim′u·la′tion n.stim′u·la′tive, stim′u·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  stimulated - emotionally aroused stirred up, aroused, stirredexcited - in an aroused state |
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