stimulate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstɪmjʊleɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈstɪmjəˌleɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(stim′yə lāt′)

Inflections of 'stimulate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
stimulates
v 3rd person singular
stimulating
v pres p
stimulated
v past
stimulated
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
stimulate [sb]⇒ vtr (interest, motivate)estimular⇒ vtr
  animar⇒ vtr
Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a».
 The children were stimulated by the educational television show.
 A los niños les estimulaba el programa de televisión educativo.
stimulate [sb] to [sth] vtr + prep (prompt)estimular para vtr + prep
  incitar para vtr + prep
 How is the government stimulating people to create jobs?
 ¿Qué está haciendo el gobierno para estimular a la gente para que genere empleo?
stimulate [sb] to do [sth],
stimulate [sb] into doing [sth] v expr		 (encourage)estimular a alguien a hacer algo loc verb
 The film stimulated the students into asking questions.
 La película estimulaba a los alumnos a que hicieran preguntas.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'stimulate' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
excite - fire up - goad - hop up - induce - innervate - masturbate - motivate - prime the pump - quicken - rouse
Spanish:
incentivar - alebrestar - despertar - emocionar - incitar - activar - estimular - excitar - puyar


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