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Definition
to encourage growth, interest or excitement, or to cause something to happen
- The complexity of Petersburg, as a rule, had a stimulating effect on him, rousing him out of his Moscow stagnation.Part Seven (67% in)
- Levin saw that, stimulated by his conversation with the doctor, he wanted to talk.Part Three (5% in)
- The bright, cold August day, which had made Anna feel so hopeless, seemed to him keenly stimulating, and refreshed his face and neck that still tingled from the cold water.Part Three (66% in)
There are no more uses of "stimulate" in Anna Karenina.
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