stimulate

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin stimulatus past participle of stimulō (“‘goad on’”) < Latin stimulus (“‘goad’”).

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Infinitive
to stimulate

Third person singular
stimulates

Simple past
stimulated

Past participle
stimulated

Present participle
stimulating

to stimulate (third-person singular simple present stimulates, present participle stimulating, simple past and past participle stimulated)

  1. To encourage into action.
  2. To arouse an organism to functional activity.

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to encourage into action
to arouse an organism to functional activity
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