what does stimulate mean?
STIMULATE as VERB
- Meaning
- cause to be alert and energetic
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- Coffee and tea stimulate me
- This herbal infusion doesn”t stimulate
Hypernyms(s) stimulate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- The book stimulated her imagination
- This play stimulates
Hypernyms(s) stimulate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- cause to do
- cause to act in a specified manner
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- The ads induced me to buy a VCR
- My children finally got me to buy a computer
- My wife made me buy a new sofa
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- Meaning
- provide the needed stimulus for
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Hypernyms(s) stimulate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions
Hypernyms(s) stimulate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
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- These stories shook the community
- the civil war shook the country
Hypernyms(s) stimulate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- stimulate my appetite
- excite the audience
- stir emotions
Hypernyms(s) stimulate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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