STIMULATES Synonyms
There are 32 hypernyms of the word stimulates. (close relations)
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| activates | verbv | |||||
verb • put in motion or move to act • make active or more active • make more adsorptive • aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter • make (substances) radioactive | ||||||
| arouses | verbv | |||||
verb • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) • stop sleeping • summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic • cause to be alert and energetic • cause to become awake or conscious • to begin moving • to evoke sexual feelings | ||||||
| energizes | verbv | |||||
verb • cause to be alert and energetic • raise to a higher energy level | ||||||
| enlivens | verbv | |||||
verb • heighten or intensify • make lively | ||||||
| excites | verbv | |||||
verb • arouse or elicit a feeling • act as a stimulant • stir feelings in • cause to be agitated, excited, or roused • to evoke sexual feelings • stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of • raise to a higher energy level • produce a magnetic field in | ||||||
| galvanizes | verbv | |||||
verb • to stimulate to action • cover with zinc • stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock | ||||||
| inspires | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||
verb • heighten or intensify • supply the inspiration for • serve as the inciting cause of • spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts • fill with revolutionary ideas • draw in (air) | ||||||
| invigorates | verbv | |||||
verb • heighten or intensify • give life or energy to • make lively • impart vigor, strength, or vitality to | ||||||
| motivates | verbv | |||||
verb • give an incentive for action | ||||||
| quickens | verbv | |||||
verb • move faster • make keen or more acute • give life or energy to • show signs of life • give new life or energy to | ||||||
| vitalizes | verbv | |||||
verb • give life to • make more lively or vigorous | ||||||
| excite | verbv | |||||
verb • arouse or elicit a feeling • act as a stimulant • stir feelings in • cause to be agitated, excited, or roused • to evoke sexual feelings • stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of • raise to a higher energy level • produce a magnetic field in | ||||||
| induce | verbv | |||||
verb • cause to arise • cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner • cause to occur rapidly • reason or establish by induction • produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes | ||||||
| arouse | verbv | |||||
verb • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) • stop sleeping • summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic • cause to be alert and energetic • cause to become awake or conscious • to begin moving • to evoke sexual feelings | ||||||
| energise | verbv | |||||
verb • raise to a higher energy level • cause to be alert and energetic | ||||||
| energize | verbv | |||||
verb • cause to be alert and energetic • raise to a higher energy level | ||||||
| provoke | verbv | |||||
verb • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) • evoke or provoke to appear or occur • provide the needed stimulus for • annoy continually or chronically | ||||||
| stir | verbv | |||||
noun • a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event • emotional agitation and excitement • a rapid active commotion verb • move an implement through • move very slightly • stir feelings in • stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of • affect emotionally • summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic • to begin moving • mix or add by stirring | ||||||
| perk up | verbv | |||||
verb • gain or regain energy • cause to be alert and energetic | ||||||
| animate | verbv | |||||
adjective • belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings • endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life • endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness verb • heighten or intensify • give lifelike qualities to • make lively • give new life or energy to | ||||||
