Stim"u*late (?), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Stimulated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Stimulating.] [L. stimulatus, p. p. of
stimulare to prick or goad on, to incite, fr. stimulus a
goad. See Stimulus.] 1. To excite as if
with a goad; to excite, rouse, or animate, to action or more vigorous
exertion by some pungent motive or by persuasion; as, to
stimulate one by the hope of reward, or by the prospect of
glory.
To excite and stimulate us
thereunto.
Dr. J. Scott.
2. (Physiol.) To excite; to irritate;
especially, to excite the activity of (a nerve or an irritable
muscle), as by electricity.
Syn. -- To animate; incite; encourage; impel; urge;
instigate; irritate; exasperate; incense.
Stim"u*late (?), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Stimulated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Stimulating.] [L. stimulatus, p. p. of
stimulare to prick or goad on, to incite, fr. stimulus a
goad. See Stimulus.] 1. To excite as if
with a goad; to excite, rouse, or animate, to action or more vigorous
exertion by some pungent motive or by persuasion; as, to
stimulate one by the hope of reward, or by the prospect of
glory.
To excite and stimulate us
thereunto.
Dr. J. Scott.
2. (Physiol.) To excite; to irritate;
especially, to excite the activity of (a nerve or an irritable
muscle), as by electricity.
Syn. -- To animate; incite; encourage; impel; urge;
instigate; irritate; exasperate; incense.
