stimulate
verb (used with object)
to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite.
self-stimulated
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a word derived from
stimulate.
Example Sentences
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They are self-stimulated for a period of time and isolated cardiomyocytes will beat if given the correct balance of nutrients and electrolytes.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Persevering and renouncing mice self-stimulated for approximately the same time and with a similar number of events before foot-shock punishments began, yet the brains of the two groups seem to have changed in divergent ways.
From Nature ● Dec. 18, 2018
Your country has its dramas, its libraries—so very much—yet I could not but feel, when I was there, that the structure of your land is a—a Frankenstein, do you call it?—of self-stimulated delight, something soulless.
From Caravans By Night A Romance of India by Harry Hervey
