stimulate

stimolare, incentivare

Incoraggiare qualcuno ad agire o favorire lo sviluppo di un’attività.

In inglese semplice: To encourage someone to act or make an activity grow.

• Lower prices stimulate demand.
• The government cut taxes to stimulate the economy.
• New investment has stimulated growth in the region.

Come si usa: stimulate someone to do something (The grant stimulated local companies to invest in training.)

Sinonimi: encourage, boost, promote, spur

Contrari: discourage, hinder

Espressioni comuni: stimulate the economy, stimulate growth, stimulate demand

stimolare, suscitare

Far provare interesse, entusiasmo o voglia di riflettere.

In inglese semplice: To make someone feel interested, excited, or eager to think.

• The story stimulated her imagination.
• These questions stimulate children's curiosity.
• Does the course stimulate students intellectually?

Sinonimi: interest, excite, inspire

Contrari: bore

Espressioni comuni: stimulate interest, stimulate curiosity, stimulate someone's imagination

stimolare

Far diventare più attivo un organismo o far funzionare più intensamente una parte del corpo.

In inglese semplice: To make a living thing or part of the body become active or work more strongly.

• The medicine stimulates digestion.
• Exercise can stimulate blood flow to the muscles.
• The hormone stimulated the cells to grow.

Sinonimi: activate, excite

Contrari: inhibit, suppress

Espressioni comuni: stimulate blood flow, stimulate the brain, stimulate muscle growth

stimolare, eccitare

Agire su una persona o una cosa per farla reagire.

In inglese semplice: To cause a person or thing to react by doing something to it.

• Light stimulates the sensor.
• A gentle touch stimulated a response.
• The experiment used sound to stimulate a reaction.

Come si usa: stimulate someone/something with something (The technician stimulated the sensor with a brief flash of light.)

Sinonimi: activate, excite

Contrari: inhibit

Espressioni comuni: stimulate a response, stimulate a nerve, stimulate with something