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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

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
stim•u•late /ˈstɪmyəˌleɪt/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object (+ to + verb)], -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 
  1. to encourage to start, begin, or to do some action:Talking to her stimulates my mind.
  2. Medicine, Physiology, Psychology, Physiologyto excite (a nerve, etc.) to its functional activity:This drug stimulates the brain to produce its own hormone.
stim•u•la•tion /ˌstɪmyəˈleɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]She provides the department with great intellectual stimulation.[countable]stimulations of nerve cells.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
stim•u•late  (stim′yə lāt′),USA pronunciation v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on;
    incite:to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
  2. Medicine, Physiology, Psychology, Physiology[Physiol., Med.]to excite (a nerve, gland, etc.) to its functional activity.
  3. to invigorate (a person) by a food or beverage containing a stimulant, as coffee, tea, or alcoholic liquor.

v.i. 
  1. to act as a stimulus or stimulant.
  • Latin stimulātus (past participle of stimulāre to goad). See stimulus, -ate1
  • 1540–50
stim′u•la•ble, adj. 
stim′u•lat′ing•ly, adv. 
stim′u•la′tion, n. 
stim′u•la′tor, stim′u•lat′er, n. 
    1. arouse, activate, excite. See animate. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
stimulate /ˈstɪmjʊˌleɪt/ vb
  1. (transitive) to excite (a nerve, organ, etc) with a stimulus
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin stimulāre; see stimulantˌstimuˈlation n ˈstimulative, ˈstimulatory adj , n ˈstimuˌlator, ˈstimuˌlater n
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