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stimulate (iou)



stimulate verb. M16.
[Latin stimulat- pa. ppl stem of stimulare, formed as STIMULUS: see -ATE3.]
verb trans. Sting, afflict. rare. Only in M16.
verb trans. Rouse to action or exertion as by pricking or goading; spur on; incite to do something; animate, excite, arouse; give more energy to (an activity, a process); Biology act as a stimulus to. E17.
C. J. Lever You have stimulated my curiosity. George Eliot They..stimulated their prisoners to beg. T. Hardy Our arrival stimulated them in the work of repair. B. Spock Filling of the stomach tends to stimulate the intestinal tract. D. Acheson The President chose to raise prices as the principal method of stimulating..agriculture. R. Fraser The home provided a wealth of material that would stimulate young minds. absol.: J. Austen Where Miss Taylor failed to stimulate..Harriet..will do nothing.
verb intrans. Indulge in (alcoholic) stimulants. Chiefly US colloq. Now rare. E19.
stimulating ppl adjective that stimulates someone or something; stimulant; esp. providing a stimulus to mental activity: M17.
stimulatingly adverb in a stimulating manner, so as to stimulate E20.