0 past simple and past participle of stimulate
1 to encourage something to grow, develop, or become active:
The athletes had taken pills to stimulate their metabolic rate.
This legislation is designed to stimulate the faltering economy.
The government is taking steps to stimulate business development in economically distressed areas .
It's an artificial device which stimulates the auditory areas of the brain.
It's not the sort of movie that stimulates the old grey matter much.
On the other hand, such policies have provoked grassroot activism and stimulated senior organisations in quite a few countries.
Varying combinations of muscle groups were stimulated and foot switches were used to trigger each channel at the appropriate period of the gait cycle.
He had described at length how local government stimulated the right kinds of attitudes and customs for the preservation of an orderly liberty.
