stimulates

6 definitions • 13 examples

to encourage something to grow, develop, or become active:

The government plans to cut taxes in order to stimulate the economy.

to make someone excited and interested about something:

The show was intended to stimulate and amuse.

[ + obj + to infinitive ] Good teachers should ask questions that stimulate students to think.

Erotic images are often more sexually stimulating to men than to women.

to cause part of the body to operate:

The drugs stimulate the damaged tissue into repairing itself.

Standing on your head is supposed to stimulate hair growth.

to encourage something to grow, develop, or become active:

Tax cuts will stimulate the economy.

Read books to stimulate your child’s imagination.

Some vegetables stimulate cells to manufacture a cancer-fighting enzyme.

to encourage something to grow, develop, or become active:

The government plans to cut taxes in order to stimulate the economy.

stimulate growth/investment/trade Liberalization should stimulate growth.

stimulate demand/sales/interest We hope the discounts will help stimulate sales.

to make someone excited and interested about something:

I need to find a job that will stimulate me more.