"stimulate" meaning in All languages combined

See stimulate on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈstɪmjʊleɪt/ Audio: en-us-stimulate.ogg [US] Forms: stimulate [canonical], stimulates [third-person, singular], stimulated [past], stimulated [past, participle], stimulating [present, participle]
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  1. If you stimulate someone or something, you encourage them into action.
    Sense id: simple-stimulate-en-verb-GnLJw6ce
  2. If you stimulate someone, you make them excited or interested.
    Sense id: simple-stimulate-en-verb-HyY4yeUS
  3. If you stimulate someone, or something, you do something to make it react.
    Sense id: simple-stimulate-en-verb-AN97BZlB
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