stimulate
verb (used with object)
to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite.
stimulated
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past participleof stimulate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof stimulate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
stimulateverb (used with object)to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite.
Example Sentences
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The drug stimulated the release of two beneficial signaling proteins, HSP70 and midkine.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
That willingness resulted in excess demand that ultimately stimulated acute demand-pull inflation—that is, price increases caused by demand outpacing available goods and services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
“That’s really what stimulated the conversation of the possibility.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
"When we stimulated one bipolar cell, many bipolar cells released neurotransmitters," says Z. Jimmy Zhou, PhD, Marvin L. Sears Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science and principal investigator.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
When the radio was on, music has stimulated memory of times and places, complete with characters and stage sets, memories so exact that every word of dialogue is recreated.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
