to stimulate activity

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• stimulate — stim‧u‧late [ˈstɪmjleɪt] verb [transitive] to encourage an activity to begin or develop further: • Banks were urged to lower credit card interest rates to stimulate consumer spending. • Any increase in industrial activity will stimulate demand… …   Financial and business terms

• Stimulate — Stim u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stimulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stimulating}.] [L. stimulatus, p. p. of stimulare to prick or goad on, to incite, fr. stimulus a goad. See {Stimulus}.] 1. To excite as if with a goad; to excite, rouse, or animate,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• stimulate — [stim′yo͞olāt΄, stim′yəlāt΄] vt. stimulated, stimulating [< L stimulatus, pp. of stimulare, to prick, goad, excite < stimulus: see STIMULUS] 1. to rouse or excite to action or increased action; animate; spur on 2. to invigorate or seem to… …   English World dictionary

• activity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ frantic, frenetic, heightened, increased, intense ▪ The scene was one of frenetic activity. ▪ criminal, illegal …   Collocations dictionary

• stimulate — stim|u|late [ˈstımjuleıt] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of stimulare, from stimulus; STIMULUS] 1.) to encourage or help an activity to begin or develop further stimulate growth/demand/the economy etc ▪ the President s …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• stimulate — verb ADVERB ▪ greatly, significantly, strongly ▪ further ▪ effectively ▪ directly ▪ An interest ra …   Collocations dictionary

• stimulate — verb (T) 1 to encourage an activity to begin or develop further: The discussions stimulated a free exchange of ideas. | stimulate growth/demand/the economy etc (=make economic growth etc start or become stronger) 2 to encourage someone by making… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• activity — 1. In electroencephalography, the presence of neurogenic electrical energy. 2. In physical chemistry, an ideal concentration for which the law of mass action will apply perfectly; the ratio of the a. to the true concentr …   Medical dictionary

• STIMULATE — Speech, Text, Image, and Multimedia Advanced Technology Effort * * * stim·u·late .lāt vt, lat·ed; lat·ing 1) to excite to activity or growth or to greater activity 2 a) to function as a physiological stimulus to (as a nerve or muscle) b) to… …   Medical dictionary

• stimulate — stimulable, adj. stimulability /stim yeuh leuh bil i tee/, n. stimulatingly, adv. stimulation, n. stimulator, stimulater, n. /stim yeuh layt /, v., stimulated, stimulating. v.t. 1. to rouse to action or eff …   Universalium

• stimulate —    , stimulus    To stimulate is to incite or rouse to activity, to a response. A stimulus is something that stimulates. The plural form is stimuli …   Glossary of Art Terms