to restimulate
- verb
- /ˌriːˈstɪmjʊˌleɪt/
- A wise and trusted therapist friend once told me that any new, fresh grief can restimulate old grief.
Examples
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He knew it might be the last time, and he was determined to relive his own memories while he still had the chance, to restimulate them with one more look at the real thing, one final visit to a dearly loved city.
Fiction book (2002) -
The proliferation of quiet submarine technology has restimulated the development of active sonar systems, which send out pulses and examine their echoes, rather than the more stealthy, passive approach of listening and exploiting the relevant physics.
Academic text (2004) -
The new exercise program was designed to restimulate his interest in fitness after years of inactivity.
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After taking a break, the motivational speaker hoped to restimulate the audience's enthusiasm for the project.
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The recent updates to the software will restimulate user engagement by introducing fresh features and improvements.
Synonyms
To make a machine, system, or account start working
Make a person or thing more active, alert and responsive
Make something active or popular again after a time of being forgotten
Start again after a pause, often a relationship or activity
Make someone or something feel full of energy and less tired
To give new life and energy to something
Bring something back into use after it was forgotten
To make something work again after it stopped
To bring back something that stopped or was lost
Make a feeling or interest strong again
To give new energy and interest to a person or thing
To make an interest, feeling, or activity start again after it stopped
To become awake or aware again
To make something begin or become active quickly and with energy
To make someone or something feel fresh and full of energy
Give new strength and energy to someone
To give new energy and enthusiasm to a person or thing
To start a process or system again after it stopped
Make a feeling, interest, or memory strong again
Make a feeling, interest, or memory come back
To make something feel new and alive again
To make someone feel excited and ready to try new things
Bring a feeling, idea or quality back into people
Antonyms
How Stimulating
- US
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Restimulate is built from re- meaning 'again' and stimulate, from stimulus meaning 'a poke or push'. So to restimulate something is to 'poke' it again and bring it back to activity after a quiet period.