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stimulate vs wind up

wind up vs stimulate

stimulate and wind up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stimulate No No Yes No
wind up No No Yes No
As verbs, wind up is a hyponym of stimulate; that is, wind up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stimulate:
  • stimulate: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
  • wind up: to evoke sexual feelings
stimulate (verb) wind up (verb)
cause to be alert and energetic finally be or do something
act as a stimulant coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem
provide the needed stimulus for to evoke sexual feelings
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching
cause to occur rapidly
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
stir feelings in
Difference between stimulate and wind up

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