stimulating Definition

stimulate
verb stimulated, stimulating

1. To cause physical activity, or increased activity, in (eg an organ of the body).
2. To initiate or get going.

Thesaurus: support, foster, incite, excite, urge, animate, arouse, goad, instigate, provoke, spur, accelerate, agitate; Antonym: discourage.
3. To excite or arouse the senses of someone; to animate or invigorate them.
4. To create interest and enthusiasm in someone or something.

Derivative: stimulable
adj

Derivative: stimulation
noun

Derivative: stimulative
adj, noun

Derivative: stimulator
noun

Etymology: 16c: from Latin stimulare, stimulatum to stimulate.

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stimulating
adj

1. Exciting; invigorating; arousing interest.

Thesaurus: inspiring, provocative, rousing, intriguing, enlivening, electrifying, energizing, refreshing, galvanic; Antonym: dull, weary, enervating.

Derivative: stimulatingly
adverb