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
Words Nearby stimulate
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How to use stimulate in a sentence
Before long, the brain sends chemical messengers to stimulate adrenal glands near the kidneys to release cortisol.
Puberty can repair the brain’s stress responses after hardship early in life | Esther Landhuis | August 28, 2020 | Science NewsOn 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.
Elon Musk’s brain company plans a big reveal on Friday. Here’s what we already know | Verne Kopytoff | August 27, 2020 | FortuneThis stimulates the nearby adrenal glands to release another hormone.
Puberty may reboot the brain and behaviors | Esther Landhuis | August 27, 2020 | Science News For StudentsCassataro and her colleagues are developing a “subunit” vaccine that delivers harmless fragments of the virus — rather than the whole pathogen — to stimulate immunity.
These countries aren’t waiting for a U.S., China, or U.K. COVID vaccine | Claire Zillman, reporter | August 26, 2020 | FortuneThough 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.
Real Life Lazarus: When Patients Rise From the Dead | Sandeep Jauhar | August 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCool 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.
Moscow’s War on Social Media Claims a New Casualty | Jacob Siegel | April 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe 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.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyAdolescents listening to the latest songs stimulate the demand for popular sheet music.
Report of the Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents | Oswald Chettle Mazengarb et al.Wherefore Bud had deliberately done what he could do to stimulate and emphasize both the surprise and the gratification.
Cabin Fever | B. M. BowerWe want to stimulate the expression of life through art and literature, and its exploration through research.
The New Machiavelli | Herbert George WellsThe explorer makes many discoveries—some that stimulate and surprise, some that puzzle and depress.
The Leaven in a Great City | Lillian William Betts
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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