1. (v.t.)stimulate to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; incite.
2. stimulate to excite (a nerve, gland, etc.) to its functional activity.
3. stimulate to invigorate (a person) by a food or beverage containing a stimulant.
4. (v.i.)stimulate to act as a stimulus or stimulant.
Etymology: (1540–50; < L stimulātus, ptp. of stimulāre to goad. See stimulus , -ate1)
Definition of 'stimulate'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (verb)stimulate, excite act as a stimulant "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates"
2. (verb)induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"
3. (verb)stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
4. (verb)stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up cause to be alert and energetic "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
5. (verb)induce, stimulate, rush, hasten cause to occur rapidly "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
6. (verb)stimulate, excite, stir stirfeelings in "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"
7. (verb)provoke, stimulate provide the needed stimulus for
1. (verb)stimulate to cause to happen or develop drugs that stimulate muscle growth
2. stimulate to cause to feel interested or excited ways to stimulate creativity in students
Definition of 'stimulate'
Webster Dictionary
1. (verb)stimulate 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
2. (verb)stimulate to excite; to irritate; especially, to excite the activity of (a nerve or an irritable muscle), as by electricity
Definitions of stimulate 
Afrikaans: stimuleer
Arabic: يُثير، يُحَفِّز
Bulgarian: стимулирам
Brazilian: estimular
Czech: povzbudit
German: anregen
Danish: stimulere; opmuntre
Greek: διεγείρω, ερεθίζω, κεντρί
Spanish: estimular
Estonian: ergutama
Farsi: تحريك كردن
Finnish: stimuloida
French: stimuler
Hebrew: לְהַמרִיץ
Hindi: प्रेरित करना, प्रोत्साहित
Croatian: poticati, stimulirati
Hungarian: serkent
Indonesian: merangsang
Icelandic: hvetja,örva
Italian: stimolare
Japanese: 刺激する
Korean: 자극하다, 격려하다
Lithuanian: paskatinti, stimuliuoti
Latvian: stimulēt; just stimulu
Malay: rangsang
Dutch: stimuleren
Norwegian: stimulere, kvikke opp, in
Polish: pobudzać
Portuguese: estimular
Romanian: a stimula
Russian: возбуждать
Slovak: povzbudiť
Slovenian: spodbuditi
Serbian: stimulisati
Swedish: stimulera
Thai: กระตุ้น
Turkish: uyarmak; heves uyandırmak
Taiwanese: 激發
Ukrainian: збуджувати, заохочувати
Urdu: تحریک دینا یا اکسانا
Vietnamese: khuấy động, khuyến khích
Chinese: 激发
