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verb (used with object)
1.
to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
2.
Physiology, Medicine/Medical. to excite (a nerve, gland, etc.) to its functional activity.
3.
to invigorate (a person) by a food or beverage containing a stimulant, as coffee, tea, or alcoholic liquor.
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Stimulation
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Related forms
stim·u·la·ble, adjective
stim·u·lat·ing·ly, adverb
stim·u·la·tion, noun
stim·u·la·tor, stim·u·lat·er, noun
EXPANDan·ti·stim·u·la·tion, noun
hy·per·stim·u·la·tion, noun
in·ter·stim·u·late, verb (used with object), in·ter·stim·u·lat·ed, in·ter·stim·u·lat·ing.
in·ter·stim·u·la·tion, noun
non·stim·u·la·ble, adjective
non·stim·u·lat·ing, adjective
non·stim·u·la·tion, noun
o·ver·stim·u·late, verb, o·ver·stim·u·lat·ed, o·ver·stim·u·lat·ing.
o·ver·stim·u·la·tion, noun
post·stim·u·la·tion, adjective
pre·stim·u·late, verb (used with object), pre·stim·u·lat·ed, pre·stim·u·lat·ing.
pre·stim·u·la·tion, noun
re·stim·u·late, verb (used with object), re·stim·u·lat·ed, re·stim·u·lat·ing.
re·stim·u·la·tion, noun
self-stim·u·lat·ed, adjective
self-stim·u·lat·ing, adjective
self-stim·u·la·tion, noun
sem·i·stim·u·lat·ing, adjective
su·per·stim·u·late, verb (used with object), su·per·stim·u·lat·ed, su·per·stim·u·lat·ing.
su·per·stim·u·la·tion, noun
un·stim·u·la·ble, adjective
un·stim·u·lat·ed, adjective
un·stim·u·lat·ing, adjective
un·stim·u·lat·ing·ly, adverb
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Example Sentences
- It will give you the intellectual stimulation and challenge that you need.
- Most highly gifted children crave stimulation more than anything.
- Infants and toddlers do not benefit from constant electronic stimulation.
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Word Origin & History
stimulation
1520s, "act of pricking or stirring to action," from L. stimulationem (nom. stimulatio), from stimulare "prick, goad, urge," from stimulus "spur, goad," from PIE *sti- "point, prick, pierce" (see stick (v.)).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
stimulation stim·u·la·tion (stĭm'yə-lā'shən)
n.
Arousal of the body or of individual organs or other parts to increased functional activity.
The condition of being stimulated.
The application of a stimulus to a responsive structure, such as a nerve or muscle, regardless of whether the strength of the stimulus is sufficient to produce excitation.
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