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单词 stimulate
释义 stim·u·late
\-ˌlāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin stimulatus, past participle of stimulare, from stimulus goad
transitive verb
1. : to excite to activity or growth or to greater activity or exertion : stir up : goad, prick, animate
 < crop loss might stimulate a man to intenser fishing activity — V.W.Turner >
: liven
 < the very controversy his book aroused stimulated its sale — Eugene Exman >
: arouse
 < establishing the fund … to stimulate public interest in poetry — College English >
2. : to function as a stimulus to; especially : to evoke the characteristic physiologic activity of (as a nerve or muscle)
3. : to arouse or affect by a stimulant drug
 < the caffeine in coffee will stimulate the patient >
4. : to administer dope to (a racehorse) to speed running
intransitive verb
: to act as a stimulant or stimulus
 < an academic atmosphere that stimulates rather than stultifies >
Synonyms: see provoke
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