stimulate
verb (used with object)
to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite.
have stimulated
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present perfectof stimulate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The flood may have stimulated subsidence by warming the ground, causing ground ice to melt, the authors state.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2023
The president said his plan would be “life-changing” for many Americans and would have stimulated economic growth.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 30, 2023
The Soninke response to nomadic raiders was only one factor that may have stimulated unification during the early period of Ghanaian history.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
The stamp duty holiday was widely thought to have stimulated the housing market.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2022
Malpighi seems to have stimulated Borelli’s interest in living things, while Borelli seems to have stimulated Malpighi to investigate the way living systems work and encouraged his efforts at dissection.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
