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restimulate

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To stimulate again.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To "awaken" a previously lost or hidden memory (engram) from the past, in (a person).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Examples

  • The sound of firecrackers restimulated the war veteran, and he felt tired for several days after.

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *(s)tey-? Latin stimulus Latin stimulo Latin stimulatusbor. English stimulate English restimulate From re- + stimulate.