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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

자극제

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jageukje

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Arouser/əˈraʊ.zər/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그 연설은 대중의 관심을 불러일으키는 강력한 자극제였다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person or thing that stimulates, awakens, or excites feelings, desires, or attention.

    "The passionate speech served as an effective arouser of public interest in environmental reform."
  2. 2

    A biological or chemical stimulus that provokes physiological excitation or alertness.

    "Researchers identified the compound as a potent arouser of the central nervous system."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb 'arouse', combining the Middle English 'rousen' (to stir, shake, or cause to move) with the prefix 'a-' and the agent suffix '-er'. The root traces back through Old French and Germanic origins meaning to awaken or excite, establishing itself in English usage by the late 16th century.

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