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Stimulated vs Whet - What's the difference?

stimulated | whet |

As verbs the difference between stimulated and whet

is that stimulated is (stimulate) while whet is to hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.

As an adjective stimulated

is in a condition or state of stimulation.

As a noun whet is

the act of whetting something.

stimulated

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • In a condition or state of stimulation.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (stimulate)

    • whet

    English

    Verb

    (whett)
  • To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.
  • * Milton
    • The mower whets his scythe.
  • * Byron
    • Here roams the wolf, the eagle whets his beak.
  • To stimulate or make more keen.
    • to whet one's appetite or one's courage
  • * Shakespeare
    • Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar, / I have not slept.
  • * 2003-10-20 , Naomi Wolf, The Porn Myth] , [http://nymag.com/ New York Magazine
    • In the end, porn doesn’t whet men’s appetites—it turns them off the real thing.

    Derived terms

    * whetstone

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of whetting something.
  • That which whets or sharpens; especially, an appetizer.
  • * Spectator
  • * sips, drams, and whets

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