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stimulating

[ stim-yuh-ley-ting ]

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adjective

causing interest, inspiration, or incitement to action:
We offer a stimulating work environment with lots of opportunity for growth.
inciting; acting as a cause:
Rapid technological change is described by some authors as a stimulating factor in the decline of traditional ways of growing food.
having the property of exciting a nerve, gland, etc., to its functional activity:
This plant tincture has a stimulating effect on the liver, spleen, and digestive system.

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First recorded in 1640–50; stimulate ( def ) + -ing ²( def )

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Vaccines work by stimulating the body's natural immune response, so that it prevents infection using the body's own resources.

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But as intellectually stimulating as “Grand Tour” is, the film registers fully as an emotional, ecstatic experience.

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In recent studies, stimulating the same process that squirrels and bears go through in the winter has been shown to reduce the toxicity of radiation.

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Mandatory celibacy does not go over well, a joke that springs from the novel’s note that the colonists had no intellectually stimulating hobbies.

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The government has instructed the country's regulators to suggest ways of stimulating economic growth.

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