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Word entry · 9 letters

stimulate

Best crossword clue

"Rouse to action"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈstɪm.jʊ.leɪt/Part of speech verbSorted aeilmsttuStarts with SEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. cause to be alert and energetic

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin stimulātus, perfect passive participle of stimulō (“to urge, goad on”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin stimulus (“a sting or prick; a stimulus, goad”).

Used in a sentence

  • stimulate the economy
  • To most others Lord Allerton's obvious preference for Mary would have been an insuperable obstacle; it only served to stimulate her ladyship.
  • stimulate my mind

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