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- Dictionarystimulation/ˌstɪmjʊˈleɪʃn/
noun
- 1. encouragement of something to make it develop or become more active: "the stimulation of a revolution in intelligence affairs"
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an action or thing that causes someone or something to become more active or enthusiastic, or to develop or operate: While she was at home looking after her children, she felt deprived of intellectual stimulation. Electric stimulation can help to heal fractured bones. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
noun. stimulatory. ˈstim-yə-lə-ˌtȯr-ē. adjective. Synonyms. amp (up) animate.
an action or thing that causes someone or something to become more active or enthusiastic, or to develop or operate: While she was at home taking care of her children, she felt deprived of intellectual stimulation. Electric stimulation can help to heal fractured bones. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Definitions of stimulation. noun. the act of arousing an organism to action. see more. noun. any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action. synonyms: input, stimulant, stimulus. see more. stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors.
Stimulation is the encouragement of development or the cause of activity in general. For example, "The press provides stimulation of political discourse." An interesting or fun activity can be described as "stimulating", regardless of its physical effects on senses.
the act of making somebody interested and excited about something by engaging their mind or their physical senses. Kids' interest is often caught by visual stimulation. intellectual/sensory/sexual/physical stimulation. (specialist) the act of making a part of the body function. stimulation of the ovaries.
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. stimulation. noun [ U ] us / ˌstɪm·jəˈleɪ·ʃən / I need the intellectual stimulation of work.
3 meanings: 1. to fill (a person) with ideas or enthusiasm 2. physiology to excite (a nerve, organ, etc) with a stimulus 3. to.... Click for more definitions.
To rouse to action or increased activity; excite: a policy that stimulated people to protest; incentives to stimulate consumer spending. See Synonyms at provoke. 2. To increase temporarily the activity of (a body organ or system, for example). 3. To cause to be interested or engaged: Animals in zoos need to be stimulated to remain healthy. 4.
The earliest known use of the noun stimulation is in the early 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for stimulation is from 1526, in the writing of William Bonde, Bridgettine monk and author. stimulation is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin stimulātiōn-, stimulātiō. See etymology.
