(~s, stimulating, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
To ~ something means to encourage it to begin or develop further.
America’s priority is rightly to ~ its economy...
The Russian health service has ~d public interest in home cures.
VERB: V n, V n
stimulation
...an economy in need of stimulation.
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2.
If you are ~d by something, it makes you feel full of ideas and enthusiasm.
Bill was ~d by the challenge...
I was ~d to examine my deepest thoughts.
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed, be V-ed to-inf
stimulating
It is a complex yet stimulating book...
The atmosphere was always stimulating.
ADJ
stimulation
Many enjoy the mental stimulation of a challenging job.
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3.
If something ~s a part of a person’s body, it causes it to move or start working.
Exercise ~s the digestive and excretory systems...
The body is ~d to build up resistance.
VERB: V n, be V-ed to-inf
stimulating
...the stimulating effect of adrenaline.
ADJ
stimulation
...physical stimulation.
...the chemical stimulation of drugs.
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