Stimulate
11stimulate — v. 1) (d; tr.) to stimulate into 2) (H) to stimulate smb. to do smt. * * * [ stɪmjʊleɪt] (H) to stimulate smb. to do smt. (d; tr.) to stimulate into …
12stimulate — stim|u|late [ˈstımjuleıt] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of stimulare, from stimulus; STIMULUS] 1.) to encourage or help an activity to begin or develop further stimulate growth/demand/the economy etc ▪ the President s …
13stimulate — stim|u|late [ stımjə,leıt ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to encourage something to happen, develop, or improve: The government should do more to stimulate investment in the rural areas of the state. new measures to stimulate the economy 2. ) to make… …
14stimulate — verb ADVERB ▪ greatly, significantly, strongly ▪ further ▪ effectively ▪ directly ▪ An interest ra …
15stimulate — verb (T) 1 to encourage an activity to begin or develop further: The discussions stimulated a free exchange of ideas. | stimulate growth/demand/the economy etc (=make economic growth etc start or become stronger) 2 to encourage someone by making… …
16stimulate — [[t]stɪ̱mjʊleɪt[/t]] ♦♦♦ stimulates, stimulating, stimulated 1) VERB To stimulate something means to encourage it to begin or develop further. [V n] America s priority is rightly to stimulate its economy... [V n] The Russian health service has… …
17stimulate — / stɪmjυleɪt/ verb to make something or someone become more active ● What can the government do to stimulate the economy? ● The aim of the subsidies is to stimulate trade with the Middle East …
18stimulate — stimulable, adj. stimulability /stim yeuh leuh bil i tee/, n. stimulatingly, adv. stimulation, n. stimulator, stimulater, n. /stim yeuh layt /, v., stimulated, stimulating. v.t. 1. to rouse to action or eff …
19stimulate — [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… …
20stimulate — , stimulus To stimulate is to incite or rouse to activity, to a response. A stimulus is something that stimulates. The plural form is stimuli …
