vt, -lat*ed  -lat*ing  1  :  to excite to activity or growth or to greater activity  2 a  :  to function as a physiological stimulus to (as a nerve or muscle)  b  :  to arouse or affect by a stimulant (as a drug) stim*u*la*tive adj stim*u*la*to*ry adj 
 
 
 
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