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stimulate.

To encourage into action.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈstɪm.jʊ.leɪt/UK/ˈstɪm.jəˌleɪt/US
  1. To encourage into action.

    stimulate the economy
  2. To arouse an organism to functional activity.

    stimulate my mind
    He was sexually stimulated by the dancer's moves.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)tey-? Latin stimulus Latin stimulo Latin stimulatusbor. English stimulate Borrowed from Latin stimulātus, perfect passive participle of stimulō (“to urge, goad on”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin stimulus (“a sting or prick; a stimulus, goad”).

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