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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024stim•u•late /ˈstɪmyəˌleɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object (+ to + verb)], -lat•ed, -lat•ing. - to encourage to start, begin, or to do some action:Talking to her stimulates my mind.
- Medicine, Physiology, Psychology, Physiologyto excite (a nerve, etc.) to its functional activity:This drug stimulates the brain to produce its own hormone.
stim•u•la•tion /ˌstɪmyəˈleɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]She provides the department with great intellectual stimulation.[countable]stimulations of nerve cells. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stim•u•late (stim′yə lāt′),USA pronunciation v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. v.t. - to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on;
incite:to stimulate his interest in mathematics. - Medicine, Physiology, Psychology, Physiology[Physiol., Med.]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.
v.i. - to act as a stimulus or stimulant.
- Latin stimulātus (past participle of stimulāre to goad). See stimulus, -ate1
- 1540–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged arouse, activate, excite. See animate.
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