verbfirst conjugation
stimulō
stimulō (present infinitive stimulāre, perfect active stimulāvī, supine stimulātum)
Classical[ˈstɪ.mʊ.ɫoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈstiː.mu.lo]
Meaning
- to urge on, goad on, stimulate, rouse up
- to torment, vex, trouble, disquiet, disturb
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Pungere · Stimulare
Pungere means to thrust at with any pointed instrument, in order to inflict a wound or occasion pain; whereas stimulare, with a sharp-pointed or penetrating instrument, in order, by inflicting pain, to rouse to watchfulness and activity. (vi. 292.)
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | stimulō | stimulābam | stimulābō | stimulāvī | stimulāveram | stimulāverō stimulārō |
| 2nd sg. | stimulās | stimulābās | stimulābis | stimulāvistī stimulāstī | stimulāverās stimulārās | stimulāveris |
| 3rd sg. | stimulat | stimulābat | stimulābit | stimulāvit | stimulāverat stimulārat | stimulāverit stimulārit |
| 1st pl. | stimulāmus | stimulābāmus | stimulābimus | stimulāvimus | stimulāverāmus | stimulāverimus stimulārimus |
| 2nd pl. | stimulātis | stimulābātis | stimulābitis | stimulāvistis stimulāstis | stimulāverātis stimulārātis | stimulāveritis stimulāritis |
| 3rd pl. | stimulant | stimulābant | stimulābunt | stimulāvērunt stimulāvēre, stimulārunt | stimulāverant stimulārant | stimulāverint stimulārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | stimulem | stimulārem | stimulāverim stimulārim | stimulāvissem stimulāssem |
| 2nd sg. | stimulēs | stimulārēs | stimulāverīs | stimulāvissēs stimulāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | stimulet | stimulāret | stimulāverit stimulārit | stimulāvisset stimulāsset |
| 1st pl. | stimulēmus | stimulārēmus | stimulāverīmus stimulārīmus | stimulāvissēmus stimulāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | stimulētis | stimulārētis | stimulāverītis stimulārītis | stimulāvissētis stimulāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | stimulent | stimulārent | stimulāverint stimulārint | stimulāvissent stimulāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | stimulor | stimulābar | stimulābor |
| 2nd sg. | stimulāris stimulāre | stimulābāris stimulābāre | stimulāberis stimulābere |
| 3rd sg. | stimulātur | stimulābātur | stimulābitur |
| 1st pl. | stimulāmur | stimulābāmur | stimulābimur |
| 2nd pl. | stimulāminī | stimulābāminī | stimulābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | stimulantur | stimulābantur | stimulābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | stimuler | stimulārer |
| 2nd sg. | stimulēris stimulēre | stimulārēris stimulārēre |
| 3rd sg. | stimulētur | stimulārētur |
| 1st pl. | stimulēmur | stimulārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | stimulēminī | stimulārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | stimulentur | stimulārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | stimulā | stimulāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | stimulāte | stimulāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | stimulātō | stimulātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | stimulātō | stimulātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | stimulātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | stimulantō | stimulantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | stimulāre | stimulārī |
| perfect infinitive | stimulāvisse stimulāsse | stimulātum esse |
| future infinitive | stimulātūrum esse | stimulātum īrī |
| present participle | stimulāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | stimulātus |
| future participle | stimulātūrus stimulātūra, stimulātūrā, stimulātūrae, stimulātūram, stimulātūrārum, stimulātūrās, stimulātūre, stimulātūrī, stimulātūrīs, stimulātūrō, stimulātūrōrum, stimulātūrōs, stimulātūrum | stimulandus stimulanda, stimulandā, stimulandae, stimulandam, stimulandārum, stimulandās, stimulande, stimulandīs, stimulandōrum, stimulandōs |
gerundstimulandī, stimulandō, stimulandumsupinestimulātum, stimulātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- conscientiae maleficiorum stimulant aliquem
- his guilty conscience gives him no rest.
stĭmŭlo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. id.,
I. to prick with a goad, to prick or goad on, to urge on (syn. pungo).
I. Lit. (post-Aug. and rare):
quadrijugos flagello, Sil. 4, 439: equos calcaribus, Val. Max. 3, 2, 9; for which, poet. transf.: turbatos currus, Luc. 7, 570; Sil. 16, 367: aries stimulatus, Col. 7, 3, 5.—II. Trop., to goad, torment, vex, trouble, disquiet, disturb (class. and freq.;
syn. agito): jactor, crucior, agitor, stimulor, vorsor in amoris rota miser, Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 4: hunc sibi ex animo scrupulum, qui se dies noctesque stimulat ac pungit, ut evellatis, postulat, Cic. Rosc. Am. 2, 6: larvae stimulant virum, Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 66: te conscientiae stimulant maleficiorum tuorum, Cic. Par. 2, 18: me nunc et congressus hujus (Caesaris) stimulat, id. Att. 9, 15, 2: me haec solitudo minus stimulat quam ista celebritas, id. ib. 12, 13, 1: consulem cura de minore filio stimulabat, Liv. 44, 44: stimulatus furenti rabie, Cat. 63, 4: curis animum stimulantibus, Claud. in Ruf. 2, 326.—B. In gen., to rouse up, set in motion; to spur on, incite, stimulate to any action (syn. cieo, excio).
(a). With simple acc.:
Phrygio stimulat numero cava tibia mentes, Lucr. 2, 620: aliquem, Liv. 3, 68, 10: avita gloria animum stimulabat, id. 1, 22, 2: irā stimulante animos, id. 1, 12, 1; 30, 11: cupido animum stimulabat, Curt. 4, 7, 8; 6, 5, 19: stimulata pellicis irā, Ov. M. 4, 235.—With inanim. objects: jurgia praecipue vino stimulata, Ov. A. A. 1, 591: Persicorum sucus sitim stimulat, Plin. 23, 7, 67, § 132; so, venerem, id. 20, 5, 15, § 32; cf. conceptus, id. 2, 8, 6, § 38: fugam hostium, id. 9, 8, 9, § 32: iras functas, to revive, arouse, Stat. Th. 12, 437. —(b). With ad:
ad alicujus salutem defendendam stimulari atque excitari, Cic. Planc. 28, 69: ad perturbandam rempublicam, Sall. C. 18, 4: ad arma, Liv. 1, 23, 7: ad iram, Tac. H. 2, 44.—(g). With in:
injuriae dolor in Tarquinium eos stimulabat, Liv. 1, 40, 4: animos eorum irā in hostes stimulando, id. 21, 11, 3; cf. in a mixed construction: ad iram saepius quam in formidinem stimulabantur, Tac. H. 2, 44 fin.—(d). With ut or ne:
vetus nostra simultas antea stimulabat me, ut caverem, etc., Cic. Fam. 3, 12, 4: rubore stimulabantur, ne clientulorum loco numerarentur, Tac. Or. 37; Curt. 7, 7, 26.—(ε) Poet., with inf.: festinare fugam ... iterum stimulat, Verg. A. 4, 576: stimulante metu fati praenoscere cursus, Luc. 6, 423: juvencos jactare accensis stimulavi cornibus ignes, Sil. 12, 504.—(ζ) Absol.: stimulante fame, Ov. Tr. 1, 6, 9: stimulante conscientiā, Curt. 5, 11, 7: metu stimulante, id. 7, 7, 26.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
stimulō āvī, ātus, āre
stimulus, to goad, rouse, set in motion, stir, spur, incite, stimulate : stimulante fame, driven by hunger , O.: stimulante conscientiā, Cu.: avita gloria animum stimulabat, L.: stimulata pellicis irā, O.: Iurgia praecipue vino stimulata, excited , O.: ad huius salutem defendendam stimulari me: ad arma, L.: iniuriae dolor in Tarquinium eos stimulabat, L.: me, ut caverem, etc.: eodem metu stimulante, ne moraretur, Cu.: Festinare fugam . . . iterum stimulat, V.— To goad, torment, vex, trouble, plague, disquiet, disturb : te conscientiae stimulant maleficiorum tuorum: consulem cura de filio stimulabat, L.
Origins
From stimulus (“goad; sting; spur, incentive”).
Descendants
- Catalanestimular
- Englishstimulate
- Frenchstimuler
- Italianstimolare
- Occitanestimular
- Portugueseestimular
- Romanianstimula
- Spanishestimular
- Friulianstimolâ
- Galicianestimular