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restimulate

restimulate verb: to stimulate again.

Verb

restimulate (third-person singular simple present restimulates, present participle restimulating, simple past and past participle restimulated)

  1. To stimulate again.
  2. To "awaken" a previously lost or hidden memory (engram) from the past, in (a person).
    • The sound of firecrackers restimulated the war veteran, and he felt tired for several days after.

Forms of restimulate

third-person singular presentrestimulates
present participlerestimulating
past participlerestimulated
pastrestimulated

Origin of restimulate

From re- + stimulate.

Words formed from restimulate

Questions about restimulate

What does restimulate mean?
Restimulate means to stimulate again.
What part of speech is restimulate?
Restimulate is a verb.
What is the past tense of restimulate?
The past tense of restimulate is restimulated.

Words near restimulate in the dictionary

  1. restigmatized
  2. restigmatizes
  3. restigmatizing
  4. Restigouche County
  5. restily
  6. restimulate
  7. restimulated
  8. restimulates
  9. restimulating
  10. restimulation
  11. restimulations

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