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Synonyms
amp (up), animate, brace, energize, enliven, fillip, fire, ginger (up), invigorate, jazz (up), juice up, jump-start, liven (up), pep (up), quicken, spike, vitalize, vivify, zip (up)
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damp, dampen, deaden, dull, kill
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Yanking stimulates the plant to produce more flower stalks. — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, "34 things to do in the garden in July," 3 July 2019 Playing passive, of course, is neither stimulating nor satisfying. — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, "Winderman: Doing nothing is not the easy way out for Heat | Commentary," 29 June 2019 Research confirms what many of us have suspected for years: Decadently rich foods actually stimulate the brain in much the same way that drugs like cocaine and amphetamines do. — Molly Kimball, nola.com, "Ever feel addicted to food? You’re not alone: Best of Molly Kimball," 25 June 2019 Humor also seems to stimulate memories and improve mental acuity in the elderly, especially among those with dementia. — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "Is laughter really the best medicine? In many ways, that’s no joke.," 15 June 2019 The creation of markets where households sell their excess electricity would stimulate demand for photovoltaics across rural Africa. — Thomas Wolfgang Thurner, Quartz Africa, "Renewable energy managed over blockchain would boost Africa’s rural power access," 11 June 2019 Maybe, Farber reasoned, folic acid actually stimulated the bone marrow to make blasts. — Marie Mccullough, https://www.inquirer.com, "How conquering a rare leukemia in children revolutionized cancer care for millions," 6 June 2019 Thorough, deep irrigation stimulates a deep root system less prone to drought stress. — Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, "HGTV star has advice for new homeowners: slow down," 7 May 2018 In 2017, a paper in Nature Energy counted an annual $2 billion in federal and state tax breaks that went to stimulating domestic oil production. — Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, "Federal bill would allow clean energy companies to structure like oil companies," 17 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stimulate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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