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Stĭmŭla (Sĭmĭla, Liv. 39, 12), ae, f. [stimulus], the goddess who pricks on, excites, stimulates to action or pleasure, Aug. Civ Del, 4, 11; 4, 16; perh. for Semele, Ov. F. 6, 503; Schol. Juv. 2, 3; cf. Müller, Etrusk. 2, 77.

stĭmŭlātĭo, ōnis, f. [stimulo], a pricking on, incitement, stimulation (post-Aug.): ingens, Plin. 35, 2, 2, § 7: privata cuique, Tac. H. 1, 90 fin.

stĭmŭlātor, ōris, m. [stimulo], a pricker-on, instigator, stimulator, Claud. ap. Ruf. 2, 501; Mamert. Grat. Act. ad Iul. 5 (in Cic. Dom. 5, 11, Orell. and B. and K. read instimulator); Vulg. Jer. 46, 20.

stĭmŭlātrix, īcis, f. [stimulator], she that pricks on, instigates, or stimulates, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 46; 1, 3, 62.