stimulate
verb
[ ˈstɪmjʊleɪt ]
• raise levels of physiological or nervous activity in (the body or any biological system).
• "the women are given fertility drugs to stimulate their ovaries"
Similar:
restorative,
tonic,
invigorating,
bracing,
energizing,
restoring,
reviving,
refreshing,
vitalizing,
revitalizing,
vivifying,
revivifying,
pick-me-up,
analeptic,
trophic,
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘sting, afflict’): from Latin stimulat- ‘urged, goaded’, from the verb stimulare .
