Stimulate meaning in English
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Definition
to stimulate (a person): to animate, to encourage, to inspire; to arouse (a person)
Examples
- "Your space is tidy, well-organized, and architecturally stimulating, much like yourself."
- "The numbers inside of the folders are, in my opinion, equally stimulating."
- "They'll be asking you questions on a variety of topics to stimulate, uh, I mean, simulate what goes on at a real press conference."
- "Although the principal industries of the city itself, apparel and textile products, food processing, and shipbuilding, continue to thrive, we must now turn towards private sector enterprises to stimulate our economy even further."
- "Smithson's theory is that the mother's worry may stimulate the fetus' brain."
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks below with useful vocabulary from the article!
This word is in between "excessive" and "not enough". It's not too much and not too little:
I have quite political views. I'm neither a communist nor a fascist.
This means "to activate" or "to provoke":
Philip is drinking a lot of POWER2000 to muscle growth.
This is a serious medical condition which occurs when there is a hemorrhage of blood in the brain
My grandfather had a last year, and he's been paralysed ever since.
This word is in between "excessive" and "not enough". It's not too much and not too little:
I have quite political views. I'm neither a communist nor a fascist.
This means "to activate" or "to provoke":
Philip is drinking a lot of POWER2000 to muscle growth.
This is a serious medical condition which occurs when there is a hemorrhage of blood in the brain
My grandfather had a last year, and he's been paralysed ever since.
Fill in the blanks below with useful vocabulary from the article!
This word is in between "excessive" and "not enough". It's not too much and not too little:
I have quite moderate 1 political views. I'm neither a communist nor a fascist.
This means "to activate" or "to provoke":
Philip is drinking a lot of POWER2000 to stimulate 2 muscle growth.
This is a serious medical condition which occurs when there is a hemorrhage of blood in the brain
My grandfather had a stroke 3 last year, and he's been paralysed ever since.
This word is in between "excessive" and "not enough". It's not too much and not too little:
I have quite moderate 1 political views. I'm neither a communist nor a fascist.
This means "to activate" or "to provoke":
Philip is drinking a lot of POWER2000 to stimulate 2 muscle growth.
This is a serious medical condition which occurs when there is a hemorrhage of blood in the brain
My grandfather had a stroke 3 last year, and he's been paralysed ever since.
1 moderate: This is the right answer. "Moderate" is synonymous with "average", "intermediate" or "mild" and is right in this context. Example: "It's best for your health to eat only moderate levels of salt".
2 stimulate: To "stimulate" means to "activate", to "encourage", or to "prompt". This is the right answer! Here's another example: "I'm going to stimulate the flow of blood around your body by giving you a massage".
3 stroke: This is the correct answer. A "stroke" is a serious medical condition that occurs after a brain trauma. One side of the body stops moving and it takes a long time to recover. Example: "Our hospital looks after stroke victims".
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