Extimulate
/ɛkˈstɪmjʊleɪt/noun
To stimulate, incite, or urge into action; an obsolete or rare English verb.
Did you know?Its Latin ancestor referred to a pointed goad used to drive animals, which is why the broader word stimulus originally carried the image of a literal sharp prick.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*steig-
“To prick, stick, or pierce with a sharp point”
Classical Latin
Latin
stimulus
“A pointed goad or sharp instrument used to prod an animal”
Classical Latin
Latin
exstimulare
“To goad, incite, or drive onward; literally, to prod intensely”
Late Latin
Latin
exstimulare
“To rouse or provoke through urging”
16th–17th Century
English
extimulate
“To stimulate or incite; an obsolete or rare form”
Modern English
English
extimulate
“To urge into action or stimulate, chiefly encountered in historical dictionaries”