stimulation

Definition of Stimulation in English :

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Noun

1. stimulation

the act of arousing an organism to action

2. input, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus

any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action

3. stimulation

(physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.)

4. arousal, foreplay, stimulation

mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Stimulation

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verb

1. (tr; usually passive)

to fill (a person) with ideas or enthusiasm

he was stimulated by the challenge

2. (transitive) physiology

to excite (a nerve, organ, etc) with a stimulus

3.

to encourage (something) to start or progress further

a cut in interest rates should help stimulate economic recovery

Stimulation

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈstimuˌlated or ˈstimuˌlating

1.

to rouse or excite to action or increased action; animate; spur on

2.

to invigorate or seem to invigorate, as by an alcoholic drink

3. Medicine and Physiology

to excite (an organ, part, etc.) to activity or increased activity

verb intransitive

4.

to act as a stimulant or stimulus

Stimulation

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v. stim·u·lat·ed, stim·u·lat·ing, stim·u·lates

v.tr.

1. To rouse to action or increased activity; excite: a policy that stimulated people to protest; incentives to stimulate consumer spending. See Synonyms at provoke.

2. To increase temporarily the activity of (a body organ or system, for example).

3. To cause to be interested or engaged: Animals in zoos need to be stimulated to remain healthy.

4. To cause to desire to have sex; arouse sexually.

5. To excite or invigorate (a person, for example) with a stimulant.

v.intr.

To act or serve as a stimulant or stimulus.

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