What does stimulate mean?
Definitions for stimulate
ˈstɪm yəˌleɪtstim·u·late
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Princeton's WordNet
stimulate, exciteverb
act as a stimulant
"The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates"
induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, makeverb
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
"The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"
stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stirverb
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
"These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk upverb
cause to be alert and energetic
"Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
induce, stimulate, rush, hastenverb
cause to occur rapidly
"the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
stimulate, excite, stirverb
stir feelings in
"stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"
provoke, stimulateverb
provide the needed stimulus for
Wiktionary
stimulateverb
To encourage into action.
stimulateverb
To arouse an organism to functional activity.
Etymology: From stimulatus, perfect passive participle of stimulo, from stimulus.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To STIMULATEverb
Etymology: stimulo, Latin.
Extreme cold stimulates, producing first a rigour, and then a glowing heat; those things which stimulate in the extreme degree excite pain. John Arbuthnot, on Diet.
Some medicines lubricate, and others both lubricate and stimulate. Samuel Sharp.
ChatGPT
stimulate
To stimulate is to cause or encourage increased activity or interest in something or someone. This can be physical, such as stimulating a muscle with certain exercises or mental, such as stimulating the brain with different intellectual tasks.
Webster Dictionary
Stimulateverb
to excite as if with a goad; to excite, rouse, or animate, to action or more vigorous exertion by some pungent motive or by persuasion; as, to stimulate one by the hope of reward, or by the prospect of glory
Stimulateverb
to excite; to irritate; especially, to excite the activity of (a nerve or an irritable muscle), as by electricity
Editors Contribution
stimulate
To motivate, encourage and provide opportunities to learn, play, develop, socialize and form relationships.
The local youth club knew they could stimulate the youth and empower them to develop into responsible adults.
Submitted by MaryC on March 20, 2020
stimulate
To provide a stimulus.
The unity government knew they had to stimulate the economy and it was easy.
Submitted by MaryC on April 12, 2020
British National Corpus
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'stimulate' in Verbs Frequency: #719
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Anagrams for stimulate »
mutilates
ultimates
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of stimulate in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of stimulate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of stimulate in a Sentence
(Chinese economic) conditions remain weaker than authorities would prefer ... For markets, this is a risk-positive move given that the aim is to stimulate Chinese activity.
Countries that have strong pre-crisis macroeconomic metrics, rich natural resources and export-based industries have stronger recovery prospects. Strong budgets allow the government to stimulate the economy with less debt burden. Exports play a significant role in supporting a stable interest rate and ex-change rates thus renewing investors confidence and recovery.
Certain lasers with fractional technology can stimulate the collagen synthesis with reduced ‘down time’ and may help to tighten the skin.
When it comes to helping families weather the economic impacts that the coronavirus has had, SNAP is the first responder, there is no more important and effective way of getting resources to families to buy food and to stimulate the economy than SNAP.
Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau:
We believe that outside investors should be confident about Canada, we have the room to make some significant investments to stimulate our economy and create a more productive Canada over the long term.
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- حفزArabic
- podnítitCzech
- stimulierenGerman
- διεγείρουνGreek
- stimuliEsperanto
- estimularSpanish
- تحریکPersian
- kiihottaa, ärsyttää, yllyttää, stimuloidaFinnish
- stimulerFrench
- प्रोत्साहित करनाHindi
- elősegítHungarian
- stimulareItalian
- לעוררHebrew
- 刺激Japanese
- commoveōLatin
- stimuleren, aansporen, prikkelenDutch
- estimular, incentivarPortuguese
- stimulaRomanian
- стимулироватьRussian
- stimulojAlbanian
- pigga upp, sporra, reta, stimulera, ge näring åt, egga, väckaSwedish
- ఉద్దీపనTelugu
- canlandırmakTurkish
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