Stimulate vs Impulse - What's the difference?
stimulate | impulse |
To encourage into action.
To arouse an organism to functional activity.
A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels.
* S. Clarke
A wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action.
* Dryden
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(obsolete) To impel; to incite.
As verbs the difference between stimulate and impulse
is that stimulate is to encourage into action while impulse is to impel; to incite.As a noun impulse is
a thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels.stimulate
English
Verb
(stimulat)Synonyms
* (encourage) encourage, induce, provoke * (arouse) animate, arouse, energize, energise, excite, perk upAntonyms
* (arouse) de-energize, sedate, stifleAnagrams
* * ----impulse
English
(wikipedia impulse)Noun
(en noun)- All spontaneous animal motion is performed by mechanical impulse .
- The impulse to learn drove me to study night and day.
- When I saw the new dictionary, I couldn't resist the impulse to browse through it.
- These were my natural impulses for the undertaking.
citation, passage=Tony's face expressed relief, and Nettie sat silent for a moment until the vicar said “It was a generous impulse , but it may have been a momentary one,
- The total impulse from the impact will depend on the kinetic energy of the bullet.
Derived terms
* impulse buy * nerve impulse * on impulseReferences
* * * [impulse in the Online Etymology Dictionary]
Verb
(impuls)- (Alexander Pope)