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- Dictionarystimulate/ˈstɪmjʊleɪt/
verb
- 1. raise levels of physiological or nervous activity in (the body or any biological system): "the women are given fertility drugs to stimulate their ovaries"
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to encourage something to grow, develop, or become active: The government plans to cut taxes in order to stimulate the economy. B2 [ I or T ] to make someone excited and interested about something: The show was intended to stimulate and amuse. [ + obj + to infinitive ] Good teachers should ask questions that stimulate students to think.
1. : to excite to activity or growth or to greater activity : animate, arouse. 2. a. : to function as a physiological stimulus to. b. : to arouse or affect by a stimulant (such as a drug) intransitive verb. : to act as a stimulant or stimulus. stimulation. ˌstim-yə-ˈlā-shən. noun. stimulative. ˈstim-yə-ˌlā-tiv.
verb (used with object) , stim·u·lat·ed, stim·u·lat·ing. to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: A childhood summer learning program was the first thing to stimulate his interest in mathematics. Synonyms: excite, activate, arouse.
He has to stimulate —turn it on, bring it to life, perk it up. You can stimulate practically anything: a person, a conversation, a mind, or even the growth of a plant. Stimulate is often used to describe a physical or sexual sensation, but don't get bogged down in that kind of thinking.
If something stimulates a part of a person's body, it causes it to move or start working.
STIMULATE definition: 1. to make something happen or develop more: 2. to make someone feel interested and excited: . Learn more.
v.tr. 1. To rouse to action or increased activity; excite: a policy that stimulated people to protest; incentives to stimulate consumer spending. See Synonyms at provoke. 2. To increase temporarily the activity of (a body organ or system, for example). 3. To cause to be interested or engaged: Animals in zoos need to be stimulated to remain healthy.
stimulate something (specialist) to make a part of the body function. The women were given fertility drugs to stimulate the ovaries. Definition of stimulate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb. stimulated, stimulates, stimulating. To rouse or excite to action or increased action; animate; spur on. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To excite (an organ, part, etc.) to activity or increased activity. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To cause to be interested or engaged.
to encourage to start, begin, or to do some action: Talking to her stimulates my mind. Medicine, Physiology, Psychology, Physiology to excite (a nerve, etc.) to its functional activity: This drug stimulates the brain to produce its own hormone.
