stimulate

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

Inflections of 'stimulate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
stimulates
v 3rd person singular
stimulating
v pres p
stimulated
v past
stimulated
v past p

stimulate
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Sense: Verb: arouse
Synonyms:
arouse, spur Collocations, encourage Collocations, provoke Collocations, incite, stir Collocations, stir up, jump-start, instigate, move Collocations, fire up, rev up (informal), amp up, liven up, pep up, excite Collocations, enliven, exhilarate, catalyze, catalyse (UK), motivate, kindle Collocations, invigorate, inspire, galvanize, galvanise (UK), gee up, rouse


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