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stimulated

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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
  Stimulate \Stim"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stimulated; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Stimulating.] [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.
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              To excite and stimulate us thereunto. --Dr. J.
                                                    Scott.
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     2. (Physiol.) To excite; to irritate; especially, to excite
        the activity of (a nerve or an irritable muscle), as by
        electricity.
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     Syn: To animate; incite; encourage; impel; urge; instigate;
          irritate; exasperate; incense.
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