different between stimulate vs analeptic

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stimul?tus, perfect passive participle of stimul? (“goad on”), from Latin stimulus (“goad”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?st?mj?le?t/

Verb

stimulate (third-person singular simple present stimulates, present participle stimulating, simple past and past participle stimulated)

1. To encourage into action.

2. To arouse an organism to functional activity.

Synonyms

• (encourage): encourage, induce, incite, provoke; see also Thesaurus:incite
• (arouse): animate, arouse, energize, energise, excite, perk up; see also Thesaurus:enliven

Antonyms

• (arouse): de-energize, sedate, stifle

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• multiseat, mutilates, ultimates

Esperanto

Adverb

stimulate

1. present adverbial passive participle of stimuli

Latin

Verb

stimul?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of stimul?

English

Etymology

ana- +? -leptic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æn??l?pt?k/
• Hyphenation: an?a?lep?tic

Adjective

analeptic (comparative more analeptic, superlative most analeptic)

1. That restores or stimulates health.
2. Of or relating to analepsis (a form of flashback).

Translations

Noun

analeptic (plural analeptics)

1. A restorative or stimulative medication, especially one used to overcome depression.

Translations

Anagrams

• El Capitan, Placentia

Romanian

Etymology

From French analeptique

Adjective

analeptic m or n (feminine singular analeptic?, masculine plural analeptici, feminine and neuter plural analeptice)

1. analeptic

Declension