'Stimulated' definitions:
Definition of 'stimulated'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Definition of 'Stimulated'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- To excite and stimulate us thereunto. --Dr. J. Scott. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Physiol.) To excite; to irritate; especially, to excite the activity of (a nerve or an irritable muscle), as by electricity. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To animate; incite; encourage; impel; urge; instigate; irritate; exasperate; incense. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'stimulated'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- actuated,
- agog,
- animated,
- aquiver,
- aroused,
- atingle,
- atwitter,
- bursting,
- carried away,
- ebullient,
- effervescent,
- energized,
- excited,
- exhilarated,
- fired,
- high,
- hopped up,
- impassioned,
- impelled,
- inclined,
- inflamed,
- inner-directed,
- invigorated,
- keyed up,
- lathered up,
- manic,
- minded,
- motivated,
- moved,
- other-directed,
- prompted,
- ready to burst,
- reanimated,
- recharged,
- recreated,
- refreshed,
- renewed,
- revived,
- roused,
- steamed up,
- stirred,
- stirred up,
- thrilled,
- tingling,
- tingly,
- turned-on,
- whipped up,
- worked up,
- wrought up,
- yeasty