"destimulate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: destimulates [present, singular, third-person], destimulating [participle, present], destimulated [participle, past], destimulated [past]
Etymology: de- + stimulate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|stimulate}} de- + stimulate Head templates: {{en-verb}} destimulate (third-person singular simple present destimulates, present participle destimulating, simple past and past participle destimulated)
  1. (transitive) To bring out of a state of stimulation. Tags: transitive Related terms: destimulation
    Sense id: en-destimulate-en-verb-tpY6YGcm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-

Inflected forms

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