Tra từ stimulate - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

stimu·late [stimulate stimulates stimulated stimulating] BrE [ˈstɪmjuleɪt] NAmE [ˈstɪmjuleɪt] verb
1. ~ sth to make sth develop or become more active; to encourage sth
•The exhibition has stimulated interest in her work.
•The article can be used to stimulate discussion among students.
•a government package designed to stimulate economic growth
2. to make sb interested and excited about sth
•~ sb Parents should give children books that stimulate them.
•Both men and women are stimulated by erotic photos (= sexually).
•~ sb to do sth The conference stimulated him to study the subject in more depth.
3. ~ sth (technical)to make a part of the body function
•The women were given fertility drugs to stimulate the ovaries.
Derived Word: ↑stimulation
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘sting, afflict’): from Latin stimulat- ‘urged, goaded’, from the verb stimulare.

Thesaurus:
stimulate verb T (approving)
•The article stimulated discussion among the students.
arouse • • inspire • • excite • • encourage • |especially written stir • |disapproving incite •
Opp: suppress
stimulate/arouse/excite/encourage/stir (sb's) interest
stimulate/arouse/excite/encourage curiosity
stimulate/arouse/excite/encourage/incite speculation

Example Bank:
•The economy is recovering, stimulated in part by government spending.
•These materials are designed to stimulate students intellectually.
•This tax policy is artificially stimulating demand.
•activities designed to stimulate the children intellectually
•A newspaper article can be used to stimulate discussion among students.
•Any increase in industrial activity will stimulate demand for electricity.
•Stimulate the patient to activity but don't push him too hard.
•The company is trying to stimulate confidence amongst its investors.
•The course will stimulate interest in the development of modern society.
•The first workshop is intended to stimulate ideas.
•This new government initiative is designed to stimulate economic growth.