instimulate

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verb

To stimulate; to excite.

OriginLatin instimulatus →
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Meanings

verbinstimulate (third-person singular simple present instimulates, present participle instimulating, simple past and past participle instimulated)

present singular third person instimulates · participle present instimulating · participle past instimulated · past instimulated

  1. obsoleteTo stimulate; to excite.

    I remained extreamly offended with the King, it did the more instimulate and torment her

    1659, Robert Codrington, The Grand Cabinet-counsels Unlocked

Origin

  1. Latininstimulatus
  2. Englishinstimulate

From Latin instimulatus, past participle instimulare (“to stimulate”). See in- and stimulate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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