stimulate
v.v. to make something more active or to encourage it to grow. You use this when you want to describe starting a process or making someone feel more interested.
v. to encourage activity, growth, or development in something; to excite a physiological or psychological response. Transitive — requires a direct object.
The new tax cuts aim to stimulate the economy.
Teachers often use puzzles and games to stimulate the students' interest in mathematics.
The central bank lowered interest rates in an attempt to stimulate consumer spending and prevent the economy from entering a prolonged period of stagnation.
Etymology tree Latin stimulus Latin stimulo Latin stimulatusbor. English stimulate Borrowed from Latin stimulātus, perfect passive participle of stimulō (“to urge, goad on”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin stimulus (“a sting or prick; a stimulus, goad”).
The verb is transitive and takes a direct object. It is frequently used in economic, biological, and educational contexts.
The coffee stimulated to meThe coffee stimulated meStimulate is a transitive verb and takes a direct object without the preposition 'to'.