v.tr. 1 apply or act as a stimulus to. 2 animate, excite, arouse. 3 be a stimulant to. stimulating adj. stimulatingly adv. stimulation n. stimulative adj. stimulator n.
STIMULATE
Meaning of STIMULATE in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012