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stimulate vs turn on

turn on vs stimulate

stimulate and turn on both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stimulate No No Yes No
turn on No No Yes No
As verbs, turn on is a hyponym of stimulate; that is, turn on is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stimulate:
  • stimulate: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
  • turn on: to evoke sexual feelings
stimulate (verb) turn on (verb)
cause to be alert and energetic become hostile towards
act as a stimulant get high, stoned, or drugged
provide the needed stimulus for cause to operate by flipping a switch
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner to evoke sexual feelings
cause to occur rapidly cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of produce suddenly or automatically
stir feelings in be contingent on
Difference between stimulate and turn on

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