See stimulate in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To stir to action or feeling:
egg on, excite, foment, galvanize, goad, impel, incite, inflame, inspire, instigate, motivate, move, pique, prick, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, set off, spur, touch off, trigger, work up. See cause, exciteTo give or impart vitality and energy to (someone or something):
energize, exhilarate, invigorate, vitalize. See help
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