stimulator

C2+ Topic:Communication

US /ˈstɪmjəˌleɪtɚ/ UK /ˈstɪmjʊˌleɪtə/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
a thing or device that excites activity or response

The device acts as a stimulator of the heart's natural rhythm.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a thing or device that... stimulant incentive spurmotivatorgoadactivatorcatalyst

Opposites

depressantinhibitorsuppressant

Word family

Related forms stimulate stimulus stimulant

Etymology

From Latin 'stimulator', an inciter, from 'stimulare', to goad, prick, from 'stimulus', a goad.

stimulator Latin stimulus Latin

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# stimulator

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈstɪmjəˌleɪtɚ
**IPA (UK):** ˈstɪmjʊˌleɪtə

## Meanings
1. a thing or device that excites activity or response

## Examples
- The device acts as a stimulator of the heart's natural rhythm.

## Synonyms
- stimulant
- incentive
- spur
- motivator
- goad
- activator
- catalyst

## Antonyms
- depressant
- inhibitor
- suppressant

## Related Forms
- stimulate
- stimulus
- stimulant

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: stimulator
- Root: stimulus

## Etymology
From Latin 'stimulator', an inciter, from 'stimulare', to goad, prick, from 'stimulus', a goad.

## AI Etymology
Stimulator is from Latin 'stimulator', an inciter, from 'stimulare', to goad, prick, from 'stimulus', a goad. Important recorded forms include stimulator (Latin) and stimulus (Latin). The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers a thing or device that excites activity or response. The wider family includes related words such as stimulate, stimulus, and stimulant.

## Topics
- Communication
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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