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- [stim-yuh-leyt]
- /ˈstɪm yəˌleɪt/
- /ˈstɪm.jʊ.leɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stim-yuh-leyt]
- /ˈstɪm yəˌleɪt/
Definitions of stimulate word
- verb with object stimulate to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics. 2
- verb with object stimulate Physiology, Medicine/Medical. to excite (a nerve, gland, etc.) to its functional activity. 2
- verb with object stimulate to invigorate (a person) by a food or beverage containing a stimulant, as coffee, tea, or alcoholic liquor. 1
- verb without object stimulate to act as a stimulus or stimulant. 1
- transitive verb stimulate interest, motivate 1
- intransitive verb stimulate prompt 1
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Origin of stimulate
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1540-50, stimulate is from the Latin word stimulātus (past participle of stimulāre to goad). See stimulus, -ate1
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Parts of speech for Stimulate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stimulate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stimulate
verb stimulate
- accelerate — If the process or rate of something accelerates or if something accelerates it, it gets faster and faster.
- act upon — anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
- activate — If a device or process is activated, something causes it to start working.
- activize — to make active
- actuate — If a person is actuated by an emotion, that emotion makes them act in a certain way. If something actuates a device, the device starts working.
Antonyms for stimulate
verb stimulate
- adjourn — If a meeting or trial is adjourned or if it adjourns, it is stopped for a short time.
- anesthetize — to cause anesthesia in; give an anesthetic to
- anesthetized — to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
- beat down — When the sun beats down, it is very hot and bright.
- blow the whistle on — to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.
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