stimulate
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
act as a stimulant
The book stimulated her imagination
Types & categories
- affect hypernym
- invigorate hyponym
- innervate hyponym
- irritate hyponym
Related & opposite
- dampen antonym
- excitement derivation
- stimulant derivation
- stimulative derivation
- excitant derivation
- stimulant derivation
Sense 2 verb
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
The ads induced me to buy a VCR
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- causal agent derivation
- causing derivation
- trigger derivation
- inducing derivation
- stimulation derivation
- stimulant derivation
- cause derivation
- cause derivation
- inducement derivation
- persuader derivation
- causative derivation
- inducive derivation
Sense 3 verb
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
These stories shook the community
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- foment also see
- stir derivation
- stirrer derivation
- excitation derivation
Sense 4 verb
cause to be alert and energetic
Coffee and tea stimulate me
Types & categories
- affect hypernym
- cathect hyponym
- recreate hyponym
- reinvigorate hyponym
- liven hyponym
Related & opposite
- sedate antonym
- de-energize antonym
- energizing derivation
- bracer derivation
- stimulant drug derivation
- get-up-and-go derivation
- vigor derivation
- energizer derivation
- energy derivation
- vim derivation
- stimulative derivation
Sense 5 verb
cause to occur rapidly
the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions
Types & categories
- effect hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 verb
stir feelings in
stimulate my appetite
Types & categories
- sensitise hypernym
- wank hyponym
- masturbate hyponym
- horripilate hyponym
- work hyponym
- fellate hyponym
- thrill hyponym
- whet hyponym
- disgust hyponym
Related & opposite
- stimulant derivation
- stir derivation
- excitation derivation
- stimulative derivation
- excitant derivation
- stimulant derivation
Sense 7 verb
provide the needed stimulus for
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- stimulant derivation
- incitement derivation
- incitation derivation
- provocative derivation
- stimulant derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | dampen |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | excitement |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | stimulant |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | stimulative |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | excitant |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | stimulant |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | affect |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | invigorate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | innervate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | irritate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | causal agent |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | causing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | trigger |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | inducing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | stimulation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | stimulant |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | cause |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | cause |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | inducement |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | persuader |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | causative |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | inducive |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | decide |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | persuade |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | bring |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | solicit |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | encourage |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | let |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | lead |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | prompt |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | suborn |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | oblige |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | foment |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | stir |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | stirrer |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | excitation |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | arouse |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | fuel |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | sex |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | fright |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | tickle |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | invite |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | uplift |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | inspire |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | titillate |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | sedate |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | de-energize |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | energizing |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | bracer |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | stimulant drug |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | get-up-and-go |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | vigor |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | energizer |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | energy |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | vim |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | stimulative |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | affect |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | cathect |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | recreate |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | reinvigorate |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | liven |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | inducing |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | induction |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | effect |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | stimulant |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | stir |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | excitation |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | stimulative |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | excitant |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | stimulant |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | sensitise |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | wank |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | masturbate |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | horripilate |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | work |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | fellate |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | thrill |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | whet |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | disgust |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | stimulant |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | incitement |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | incitation |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | provocative |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | stimulant |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | challenge |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | lure |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | rejuvenate |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | jog |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | instigate |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | foment |