LEARNit Dictionary
stimulate
verb
/ˈstɪmjuleɪt/
UK
/ˈstɪmjuleɪt/
US
B2+
OPAL
1
B2+
to make something develop or become more active; to encourage something
تحریک کردن, برانگیختن, تشویق کردن, تحرک بخشیدن, انگیزش دادن
2
C1+
to make somebody interested and excited about something
برانگیختن, اشتیاق برانگیختن, به هیجان آوردن, شوق ایجاد کردن
Parents should give children books that stimulate them.
Both men and women are stimulated by erotic photos
.
The conference stimulated him to study the subject in more depth.
3
to make a part of the body function
تحریک کردن, فعال کردن, به فعالیت واداشتن
The women were given fertility drugs to stimulate the ovaries.