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stimulate

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  1. provoke               
 
stim.u.late \-.la-t\ \.stim-y*-'la--sh*n\ \'stim-y*-.la-t-iv\ \-.la-t-*r\ 
   \-l*-.to-r-e-, -.to.r-\ vb [L stimulatus, pp. of stimulare, fr. stimulus 
   goad; akin to L] stilus stake, stylus - more at \STYLE 1: to excite to 
   activity or growth or to greater activity : ANIMATEM, AROUSE 2a: to 
   function as a physiological stimulus to  2b: to arouse or affect by a 
   stimulant (as a drug)  : to act as a stimulant or stimulus  - 
   stim.u.la.tion n