stimulate
verbeattesté dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//ˈstɪm.jʊ.leɪt//
- États-Unis//ˈstɪm.jəˌleɪt//
To encourage into action.
verbe
- 1
To encourage into action.
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.
- 2
To arouse an organism to functional activity.
stimulate my mind
He was sexually stimulated by the dancer's moves.
Étymologie
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)tey-? Latin stimulus Latin stimulo Latin stimulatusbor. English stimulate 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”).
Formes
- passé
- stimulated
- participe passé
- stimulated
- participe présent
- stimulating
- 3ᵉ personne du singulier
- stimulates