stimulate
to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: A childhood summer learning program was the first thing to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
Physiology, Medicine/Medical. to excite (a nerve, gland, etc.) to its functional activity.
to invigorate (a person) by a food or beverage containing a stimulant such as coffee or tea.
Origin of stimulate
1synonym study For stimulate
Other words for stimulate
Other words from stimulate
- stim·u·la·ble, adjective
- stim·u·la·bil·i·ty [stim-yuh-luh-bil-i-tee], /ˌstɪm yə ləˈbɪl ɪ ti/, noun
- stim·u·la·tion [stim-yuh-ley-shuhn], /ˌstɪm yəˈleɪ ʃən/, noun
- stim·u·la·tor, stim·u·lat·er, noun
- in·ter·stim·u·late, verb (used with object), in·ter·stim·u·lat·ed, in·ter·stim·u·lat·ing.
- non·stim·u·la·ble, adjective
- o·ver·stim·u·late, verb, o·ver·stim·u·lat·ed, o·ver·stim·u·lat·ing.
- pre·stim·u·late, verb (used with object), pre·stim·u·lat·ed, pre·stim·u·lat·ing.
- re·stim·u·late, verb (used with object), re·stim·u·lat·ed, re·stim·u·lat·ing.
- self-stim·u·lat·ed, adjective
- su·per·stim·u·late, verb (used with object), su·per·stim·u·lat·ed, su·per·stim·u·lat·ing.
- un·stim·u·la·ble, adjective
- un·stim·u·lat·ed, adjective
Words that may be confused with stimulate
- activate, stimulate
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How to use stimulate in a sentence
If, moreover, a group remains unstimulated for ages, it may become so rigid in its type that it loses the capacity to advance.
The Story of Evolution | Joseph McCabe
British Dictionary definitions for stimulate
/ (ˈstɪmjʊˌleɪt) /
(tr; usually passive) to fill (a person) with ideas or enthusiasm: he was stimulated by the challenge
(tr) physiol to excite (a nerve, organ, etc) with a stimulus
to encourage (something) to start or progress further: a cut in interest rates should help stimulate economic recovery
Origin of stimulate
1Derived forms of stimulate
- stimulable, adjective
- stimulation, noun
- stimulative, adjective, noun
- stimulator or stimulater, noun
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