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stimulation

stim·u·late
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [stim-yuh-leyt]
    • /ˈstɪm yəˌleɪt/
    • /ˌstɪm.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stim-yuh-leyt]
    • /ˈstɪm yəˌleɪt/

Definitions of stimulation word

  • verb with object stimulation to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics. 1
  • verb with object stimulation Physiology, Medicine/Medical. to excite (a nerve, gland, etc.) to its functional activity. 1
  • verb with object stimulation to invigorate (a person) by a food or beverage containing a stimulant, as coffee, tea, or alcoholic liquor. 1
  • verb without object stimulation to act as a stimulus or stimulant. 1
  • noun stimulation motivation to act 1
  • noun stimulation excitement 1

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Origin of stimulation

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 Stimulation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

stimulation 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".

stimulation usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for stimulation

noun stimulation

  • acceleration — The acceleration of a process or change is the fact that it is getting faster and faster.
  • activation — to make active; cause to function or act.
  • afflatus — an impulse of creative power or inspiration, esp in poetry, considered to be of divine origin (esp in the phrase divine afflatus)
  • arousal — Arousal is the state of being sexually excited.
  • awakening — the start of a feeling or awareness in a person

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