Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - stimulate
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Stimulate
stimulate
~ v 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 them excited about and interested in something (stimulate sb to do sth) (An inspiring teacher can stimulate students to succeed.) 3 to make a plant or part of the body become active or stronger (Light stimulates plant growth.) - stimulative adj - stimulation n
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(stimulates, stimulating, stimulated) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. To stimulate something means to encourage it to begin or develop further. America’s priority is rightly to stimulate its economy... The Russian health service has stimulated public interest in home cures. VERB: V n, V n • stimulation ...an economy in need of stimulation. N-UNCOUNT 2. If you are stimulated by something, it makes you feel full of ideas and enthusiasm. Bill was stimulated by the challenge... I was stimulated to examine my deepest thoughts. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed, be V-ed to-inf • stimulating It is a complex yet stimulating book... The atmosphere was always stimulating. ADJ • stimulation Many enjoy the mental stimulation of a challenging job. N-UNCOUNT: usu with supp 3. If something stimulates a part of a person’s body, it causes it to move or start working. Exercise stimulates the digestive and excretory systems... The body is stimulated to build up resistance. VERB: V n, be V-ed to-inf • stimulating ...the stimulating effect of adrenaline. ADJ • stimulation ...physical stimulation. ...the chemical stimulation of drugs. N-UNCOUNT: usu with supp ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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verb (-lated; -lating) Etymology: Latin stimulatus, past participle of stimulare, from stimulus goad; perhaps akin to Latin stilus stem, stylus — more at style Date: 1566 transitive verb 1. to excite to activity or growth or to greater activity ; animate, arouse 2. a. to function as a physiological stimulus to b. to arouse or affect by a stimulant (as a drug) intransitive verb to act as a stimulant or stimulus Synonyms: see provoke • stimulation noun • stimulative adjective • stimulator noun • stimulatory adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. 1 apply or act as a stimulus to. 2 animate, excite, arouse. 3 be a stimulant to. Derivatives stimulating adj. stimulatingly adv. stimulation n. stimulative adj. stimulator n. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. возбуждать, стимулировать to stimulate mentally —- стимулировать интеллектуально 2. мед. усиливать деятельность 3. побуждать, поощрять the controversy his book aroused stimulated its sale —- споры вокруг его книги способствовали тому, что она была быстро распродана 4. возбуждать с помощью алкоголя to be slightly stimulated —- быть слегка навеселе ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) возбуждать, стимулировать 2) побуждать; поощрять (into/to); The workers must be stimulated to greater effort by an offer to share in the firms profits. Syn: enliven, excite, galvanize, titillate, whet Ant: deaden, dull, enervate, quell, subdue ...Англо-русский словарь
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