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stim·u·late

(stĭm′yə-lāt′)

v. stim·u·lat·ed, stim·u·lat·ing, stim·u·lates

v.tr.

1. 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. To cause to desire to have sex; arouse sexually.

5. To excite or invigorate (a person, for example) with a stimulant.

v.intr.

To act or serve as a stimulant or stimulus.

[Latin stimulāre, stimulāt-, to goad on, from stimulus, goad.]

stim′u·lat′er, stim′u·la′tor n.

stim′u·lat′ing·ly adv.

stim′u·la′tion n.

stim′u·la′tive, stim′u·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.

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Adj.

stimulative - capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent

stimulating - rousing or quickening activity or the senses; "a stimulating discussion"

depressant - capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent

Translations

stimulative

[ˈstɪmjʊlətɪv] ADJ [effect] → estimulador; [measure, policy] → alentador

stimulative

adj → anregend, belebend; (esp Physiol) → stimulierend; to have a stimulative effect on the economy → konjunkturbelebend wirken

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Gratifying, however, and stimulative as was the letter in the material part, its sentiments, she yet found, when it was folded up and returned to Mrs.

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By degrees the girls came to spend the chief of the morning upstairs, at first only in working and talking, but after a few days, the remembrance of the said books grew so potent and stimulative that Fanny found it impossible not to try for books again.

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Mrs Varden quite amiably and meekly walked upstairs, followed by Miggs, who, although a good deal subdued, could not refrain from sundry stimulative coughs and sniffs by the way, or from holding up her hands in astonishment at the daring conduct of master.

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So far as the evidence to hand can be trusted, this stimulative stage, which varies much in races and in individuals, is succeeded by a certain exaltation and mental lucidity--I seem to discern some signs of it in our young friend here--which, after an appreciable interval, turns to coma, deepening rapidly into death.

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BoJ Governor Kuroda stuck to a dovish script at his post-meeting press conference, saying that further easing measures must be considered in the event that momentum towards achieving the 2% inflation target wanes and that there are presently no plans to exit from stimulative policy settings.

BoJ Governor Kuroda stuck to a dovish script

It is in fact something that is going to be stimulative.

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This, among other stimulative aspects of the law should support business investment and nationwide consumer confidence which will likely support personal consumption to an extent, providing a near-term boost to economic growth as measured by Gross Domestic Product.

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Summary: The shift from fiscal austerity to a more stimulative stance will reduce the need for extreme monetary policies, which almost surely have had distortionary effects not just on financial markets but also on the real economy.

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A net 48% of investors surveyed said global monetary policy was "too stimulative," the highest number since April 2011.

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Campbell-Hill's data reaffirms the significant stimulative effect of Emirates' operations on the US economy.

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A recent paper by Claudio Borio, Piti Disyatat, and Anna Zabai argues that, as a result, monetary financing cannot be more stimulative than debt financing.

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The bank said, 'The stimulative effects of previous monetary policy actions are working their way through the Canadian economy.