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   Stim·u·late

   /ˈstimyəˌlāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. raise levels of physiological or nervous activity in (the body or any biological system): "the women are given fertility drugs to stimulate their ovaries"
   • ▪ encourage interest or activity in (a person or animal): "the reader could not fail to be stimulated by the ideas presented"
   • ▪ encourage development of or increased activity in (a state or process): "the courses stimulate a passion for learning"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘sting, afflict’): from Latin stimulat- ‘urged, goaded’, from the verb stimulare.

   Derivatives

   • 1. stimulative adjective
   • 2. stimulatory adjective
   • 3. stimulable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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