instimulate

English

Etymology 1

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

Verb

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

  1. (obsolete) To stimulate; to excite.
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Etymology 2

in- +‎ stimulate

Verb

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

  1. Not to stimulate; to soothe; to quiet.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for instimulate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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