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stimulating

[stim-yuh-leyt]

verb (used with object)

to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.

Physiology, Medicine/Medical. to excite (a nerve, gland, etc.) to its functional activity.

to invigorate (a person) by a food or beverage containing a stimulant, as coffee, tea, or alcoholic liquor.

verb (used without object)

to act as a stimulus or stimulant.

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Origin:
1540–50; < Latin stimulātus (past participle of stimulāre to goad). See stimulus, -ate¹

Related forms

stim·u·la·ble, adjective

stim·u·la·bil·i·ty

[stim-yuh-luh-bil-i-tee] , noun

stim·u·lat·ing·ly, adverb

stim·u·la·tion, noun

stim·u·la·tor, stim·u·lat·er, noun

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an·ti·stim·u·la·tion, noun

hy·per·stim·u·la·tion, noun

in·ter·stim·u·late, verb (used with object), -lat·ed, -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, -lat·ed, -lat·ing.

o·ver·stim·u·la·tion, noun

post·stim·u·la·tion, adjective

pre·stim·u·late, verb (used with object), -lat·ed, -lat·ing.

pre·stim·u·la·tion, noun

re·stim·u·late, verb (used with object), -lat·ed, -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), -lat·ed, -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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Can be confused: activate, actuate, stimulate.

Synonyms
1. arouse, activate, excite. See animate.

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Example Sentences

Muschamp's eccentricities are stimulating and infuriating in equal measure.

PhD-land isn't a world of delightful, stimulating conversations.

In this constantly stimulating book he divides his answer into two parts:.

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Muschamp's eccentricities are stimulating and infuriating in equal measure.

PhD-land isn't a world of delightful, stimulating conversations.

In this constantly stimulating book he divides his answer into two parts:.

Stimulating the brain with a nonpainful electrical current can jump-start peoples' math skills, scientists say.

Magnetically stimulating the brain could lift depression and perhaps even boost creativity, but questions remain.

Stimulating a plankton bloom is the equivalent of fertilizing a prairie.

It posits that a small fraction of cancerous cells are responsible for stimulating the growth of tumors.

Here were good-looking, well-trained dancers in stimulating.

The jaunts were intellectually stimulating reminders of why he loved his field.

Economists and other busybodies chide them for not spending more, thereby stimulating the economy.

It has never been so geographically stimulating to stare at a computer screen.

The chip is implanted directly under the retina to generate artificial vision by stimulating inner retina nerve cells.

We arrive at the library and hear a stimulating lecture on dueling cosmological theories and the influence of dark energy.

Mirrors at either end of a tube bounce these matched photons back and forth, stimulating the emission of still more photons.

The gigantic public investments in green energy may be stimulating innovation and helping the environment.

In fact, my favorite method of stimulating discussion during a lull is to not say anything and let the lull lengthen.

Or it can cut taxes in the hope of stimulating more spending that will lead to job growth.

The learning process is mentally stimulating and the payoff for both us and the animals is enormous.

Stimulating the immune system to destroy tumor cells has long been a hope-but judging from past studies, perhaps a dashed one.

Your magazine is among the best intellectually stimulating magazines on earth.

Viagra works by stimulating the production of nitric oxide, which usually relaxes the penile tissue.

Now they were stimulating her heart electrically, to test for abnormal rhythms.

For those considering such a move, you'll find the potential for a highly rewarding and stimulating environment.

She suspected that dietary protein might be more effective in stimulating its release than dietary carbohydrate.

In addition, intelligent people tend to pursue new, stimulating experiences to stave off boredom.

But my own sense is that anger is deeply stimulating and energizing.

Such disparate interests ought to produce stimulating dances.

They are also much more stimulating and fun to be around than my fellow full profs.

China should prop up growth by further stimulating domestic demand.

But stimulating their sparse natural production remains a hurdle in developing an antiviral therapy.

The new drugs work by stimulating enzymes that regulate the function of mitochondria.

Stimulating them to bring out their full capacity is only one aspect of the problem.

The exposure to another culture, however cursory, is also stimulating and instructive.

Many economists argue that the impact of the crisis could be mitigated by stimulating domestic consumption.

And why music with no apparent meaning is still stimulating or music also stimulates babies.

It showed the close chemical relation between the fertility stimulating hormone and the hormone that has the opposite effect.

Are you worried that there will be a deficit of intellectually stimulating activities among your.

They work equally hard at stimulating observation and questioning.

Eavesdropping on a telephone conversation going on can be a supremely brain- stimulating episode for anybody.

We will sorely miss his stimulating intellect which enriched us.

Lucky, too, for finding the intellectual excitement of interacting with your colleague so stimulating.

The idea is that this incentive will prove more effective than top-down plans in stimulating more house-building.

The key lies in stimulating the body's own repair mechanisms.

Yet after a while this self-conscious beauty seems more admirable than stimulating.

The meetings were all stimulating intellectual activities.

He also produced fear by stimulating the neurons of the amygdalas with electricity.

Sodium, fat, and sugar have addictive properties that are highly stimulating and disruptive to neurological development.

Beattie's mill is stimulating new growth for the town.

With the stimulus, you want to maximize the bang for the buck in terms of stimulating the economy.

Presumably he credits increased government spending for stimulating demand.

Also, subjects found poetry reading stimulating but controlled breathing boring.

Thankyou for a digest of stimulating articles over the years.

Up to a point, by stimulating the flows of cash and entrepreneurs.

Still, he remarks, the new study is stimulating because it is the first to discuss the burial hypothesis extensively.

Nutrients do so indirectly, by stimulating the growth of waterweeds.

One will find that low carb diets will have a similar effect in stimulating the sirtuin genes and increase life expectancy.

Even those governments that are tempted to keep stimulating the economy may find that the markets punish them for it.

Some radiation exposure can even be good for your health by stimulating the cellular repair machinery.

The recession-struck economy is still free to borrow on its own behalf, thus stimulating demand and speeding its recovery.

The right amount is beneficial and stimulating to the brain.

Fauci adds, further stimulating immune responses near the skin's surface.

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World English Dictionary

stimulating (ˈstɪmjʊˌleɪtɪŋ)

—*adj*
1.	inspiring new ideas or enthusiasm
2.	(of a physical activity) making one feel refreshed and energetic

stimulatingly

—*adv*

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Medical Dictionary

stimulate stim·u·late (stĭm'yə-lāt')
v. stim·u·lat·ed, stim·u·lat·ing, stim·u·lates
To arouse a body or a responsive structure to increased functional activity.

stim'u·lat'er n.

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