Literary notes about stimulate (AI summary)
In literature, "stimulate" frequently conveys the idea of inciting or energizing both thought and action. Authors employ the term to describe how a powerful deed can inspire further efforts in others, as when a man leads by his conduct to encourage collective initiative ([1]). At the same time, it is used more abstractly to denote the arousal of mental faculties—from the activation of creative or intellectual pursuits, as noted in discussions of how reading can stimulate the mind ([2]), to triggering strong emotions or reactions in interpersonal relationships ([3],[4]). Beyond human dynamics, "stimulate" also appears in economic and scientific contexts, where it describes the promotion of growth or activity, whether in crop production or in shifting market dynamics ([5],[6]). This versatile usage highlights its capacity to bridge physical, emotional, and intellectual realms in literary discourse.
- Not content with simply expressing a wish that this might be done, he endeavoured to stimulate the efforts of others by the example he set.
— from Education in England in the Middle AgesThesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London by Albert William Parry - 2. 'The Odes serve to stimulate the mind.
— from The Analects of Confucius (from the Chinese Classics) by Confucius - It only serves to stimulate Emile to further interest in Sophy, through his desire to find reasons for his fancy.
— from Emile by Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Trying to stimulate his emotions he looked around.
— from War and Peace by graf Leo Tolstoy - Yet it is not direct, as in Topinard's suggestion that it is a matter of race or that a change of environment operates to stimulate growth.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park - [149] Theoretically an unduly low level of home prices should stimulate exports and so cure itself.
— from The Economic Consequences of the Peace by John Maynard Keynes
