· arouse or elicit a feeling
Hypernym(s): arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
· act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates"
Synonym(s): stimulate
Hypernym(s): affect, impact, bear_upon, bear_on, touch_on, touch
· stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"
Hypernym(s): sensitize, sensitise
· cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
Synonym(s): agitate, rouse, turn_on, charge, commove, charge_up
Hypernym(s): disturb, upset, trouble
· stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"
Synonym(s): arouse, sex, turn_on, wind_up
Hypernym(s): stimulate, shake, shake_up, excite, stir
· stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
Synonym(s): stimulate, shake, shake_up, stir
Hypernym(s): arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
· raise to a higher energy level; "excite the atoms"
Synonym(s): energize, energise
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
· produce a magnetic field in; "excite the neurons"
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify