STIMULATED

stimulated, stirred, stirred up, aroused

(adjective) emotionally aroused

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

stimulated (comparative more stimulated, superlative most stimulated)

In a condition or state of stimulation.

Verb

stimulated

simple past tense and past participle of stimulate

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


STIMULATE

Stim"u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stimulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Stimulating.] Etym: [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.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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