· 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"

Synonym(s): stimulate, stir

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