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stimulative

/ˈstɪmjəˌleɪtɪv/STIH-myuh-lay-tiv
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈstɪmjəˌleɪtɪv/STIH-myuh-lay-tiv

Meaningtending to stimulate

Common meaning: serving to spur into activity

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Journey through time

  1. Proto-Indo-European*stig-‘stick or pierce, to sting, prick’source
  2. Latinstimulus, -ī‘a goad’
  3. Englishstimulate‘to spur into activity’
  4. Englishformed in English from stimulatestimulative‘serving to spur into activity’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from stimulate + -ive.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), STIMULATE, p.598 · scan

Roots

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