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stimulate

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
14
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈstɪm.jʊ.leɪt/(UK)
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/ˈstɪm.jʊ.leɪt/(UK) · /ˈstɪm.jəˌleɪt/(US)

Definition of stimulate

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. To encourage into action.
    “stimulate the economy”
    “To most others Lord Allerton's obvious preference for Mary would have been an insuperable obstacle; it only served to stimulate her ladyship.”
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verb

  1. To encourage into action.
    “stimulate the economy”
    “To most others Lord Allerton's obvious preference for Mary would have been an insuperable obstacle; it only served to stimulate her ladyship.”
  2. To arouse an organism to functional activity.
    “stimulate my mind”
    “He was sexually stimulated by the dancer's moves.”

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Etymology

Etymology tree Latin stimulus Latin stimulo Latin stimulatusbor. English stimulate Borrowed from Latin stimulātus, perfect passive participle of stimulō (“to urge, goad on”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin stimulus (“a sting or prick; a stimulus, goad”).

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