stimulate
verboattestato nei dialoghi
- Regno Unito//ˈstɪm.jʊ.leɪt//
- Stati Uniti//ˈstɪm.jəˌleɪt//
To encourage into action.
verbo
- 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.
Etimologia
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”).
Forme
- passato
- stimulated
- participio passato
- stimulated
- participio presente
- stimulating
- 3ª persona singolare
- stimulates