stimulate
pronunciation
How to pronounce stimulate in British English:
UK [ˈstɪmjuleɪt]
How to pronounce stimulate in American English:
US [ˈstɪmjuleɪt]
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- Verb:
- act as a stimulant
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
- cause to be alert and energetic
- cause to occur rapidly
- stir feelings in
- provide the needed stimulus for
Word Origin
- stimulate
- stimulate: [16] Latin stimulus denoted a ‘pointed stick for goading animals on’ (it probably came ultimately from an Indo-European base *sti- ‘point, prick, pierce’, extensions of which lie behind English stick, stitch, style, etc). It was used metaphorically for ‘something that incites or causes a response’, and in that sense was borrowed into English as stimulus [17]. Stimulate itself comes from the past participle of the derived verb stimulāre ‘goad on’.=> stick, stitch, style
- stimulate (v.)
- 1610s, "rouse to action," from Latin stimulatus, past participle of stimulare (see stimulation). Related: Stimulated; stimulating.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Tax cuts should stimulate demand in germany and france .
- 2. But he hopes to shed some light and stimulate thought .
- 3. According to google , this was simply an attempt to stimulate more technological innovation in browsers .
- 4. But other emerging economies will be more reluctant to stimulate , precisely because they have done so before .
- 5. So how does one stimulate neurogenesis ?