stimulate

Definition for stimulate

verb as in excite, provoke

Strongest matches

arouse, encourage, inspire, prompt, quicken, spark, spur, trigger, vitalize

Strong matches

activate, animate, commove, dynamize, elate, energize, enliven, exhilarate, fan, fire, foment, foster, galvanize, goad, grab, hook, impel, incite, inflame, innervate, instigate, jazz, motivate, move, perk, pique, prod, rouse, send, spirit, support, urge, vivify, whet

Weak matches

build a fire under, fire up, get one going, get one started, innerve, juice, key up, set up, steam up, stir up, turn on, wake up, work up

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This uncomfortable three-way coalition was pulled apart by two very different visions of how to stimulate Germany’s flagging economy.

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Federal law allows presidents to impose them without Congress' approval, and former President Donald Trump has said he would increase rates if elected in order to stimulate American manufacturing.

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Trump, looking to court union members and working-class voters, has suggested that fully deductible interest on auto loans would stimulate the industry.

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They rose, then plummeted again in 2021, post-pandemic, to help stimulate borrowing.

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They rose, then plummeted again in 2021 to help stimulate borrowing.

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