destimulate

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verb

To bring out of a state of stimulation.

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Meanings

verbdestimulate (third-person singular simple present destimulates, present participle destimulating, simple past and past participle destimulated)

present singular third person destimulates · participle present destimulating · participle past destimulated · past destimulated

  1. transitiveTo bring out of a state of stimulation.

    Stimulate and destimulate the boy's brain with Nerf balls and other objects he can squeeze. Use music for the same purpose. You can use these tools when the boy needs calming or when he needs to rev his brain to refocus.

    2007, Michael Gurian, Kathy Stevens, The Minds of Boys, page 237

Origin

From de- + stimulate.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

multiseated
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APA

destimulate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/destimulate

MLA

“destimulate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/destimulate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “destimulate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/destimulate.

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