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stimulate
[ stim-yuh-leyt ]
verb (used with object)
- 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.
stimulate
/ ˈstɪmjʊˌleɪt /
verb
- 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
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Derived Forms
- ˈstimulative, adjectivenoun
- ˈstimulable, adjective
- ˌstimuˈlation, noun
- ˈstimuˌlator, noun
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Other Words From
- stim·u·la·ble adjective
- stim·u·la·bil·i·ty [stim-y, uh, -l, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], noun
- stim·u·la·tion [stim-y, uh, -, ley, -sh, uh, n], noun
- stim·u·la·tor stim·u·lat·er noun
- in·ter·stim·u·late verb (used with object) interstimulated interstimulating
- non·stim·u·la·ble adjective
- o·ver·stim·u·late verb overstimulated overstimulating
- pre·stim·u·late verb (used with object) prestimulated prestimulating
- re·stim·u·late verb (used with object) restimulated restimulating
- self-stim·u·lat·ed adjective
- su·per·stim·u·late verb (used with object) superstimulated superstimulating
- un·stim·u·la·ble adjective
- un·stim·u·lat·ed adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stimulate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stimulate1
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Example Sentences
Before long, the brain sends chemical messengers to stimulate adrenal glands near the kidneys to release cortisol.
On July 18, a Twitter user asked if Neuralink could help patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and if it could stimulate the release of oxytocin, serotonin and other chemicals.
This stimulates the nearby adrenal glands to release another hormone.
Cassataro and her colleagues are developing a “subunit” vaccine that delivers harmless fragments of the virus — rather than the whole pathogen — to stimulate immunity.
Though the nation’s health authorities continue to advise people from different households to maintain their distance, there are things people who live alone can do to stimulate the happy hormones that come from physical touch.
Instructional materials and approaches that motivate, stimulate, and engage students.
“How [increased blood return] would stimulate the completely quiescent myocardium … is not readily apparent,” he wrote.
Cool OffIn addition to freshening up your face and body, showers can help stimulate the circulatory system and metabolism.
They actually stimulate alternative thinking and the development of new outlets.
We were going to stimulate and grow and get back to positive growth and work with our friends and partners.
Job-finding committees were organized in many sections of the state to stimulate re-employment.
Adolescents listening to the latest songs stimulate the demand for popular sheet music.
Wherefore Bud had deliberately done what he could do to stimulate and emphasize both the surprise and the gratification.
We want to stimulate the expression of life through art and literature, and its exploration through research.
The explorer makes many discoveries—some that stimulate and surprise, some that puzzle and depress.
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