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title: stimulated — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «stimulated» in the school dictionary: Stimulated is the past form of «stimulate»: made something more active, or made it start or grow. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# stimulated

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**Who acts:** Stimulated past form, form, mind, their, something, light · **What happens:** stimulate, be, make, start, grow, mind · **To what, where:** Stimulated past form, something, form, person, nerve, body · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«stimulated» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [stimulated in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stimulated.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stimulated is the past form of «stimulate»: made something more active, or made it start or grow.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stimulated:m1:1
# text = Stimulated is the past form of «stimulate»: made something more active, or made it start or grow.
1	Stimulated	stimulate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	past	past	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	stimulate	stimulate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
11	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	obj	_	_
13	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	14	advmod	_	_
14	active	active	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	start	start	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stimulate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | the Stimulated past form |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **stimulate** *in a quote* | infinitive | the Stimulated past form |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **make** | past |  | something |  |  |  | active *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product |
| 5 | **make** | past |  | form |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **start** | infinitive | form *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 7 | **grow** | infinitive | form *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If a person is stimulated, their mind is interested, excited and full of ideas.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stimulated:m2:1
# text = If a person is stimulated, their mind is interested, excited and full of ideas.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	stimulated	stimulate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	interested	interested	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	excited	excited	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stimulate** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · passive |  | a person |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | present | their mind |  |  |  |  | interested *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | their mind *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  | their mind *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of ideas | tree rules |
| 5 | **mind** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the body, a nerve, muscle or sense is stimulated when something triggers it to react, like light stimulating the eye.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stimulated:m3:1
# text = In the body, a nerve, muscle or sense is stimulated when something triggers it to react, like light stimulating the eye.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	nerve	nerve	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	muscle	muscle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	stimulated	stimulate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
13	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	15	mark	_	_
14	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	15	nsubj	_	_
15	triggers	trigger	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	react	react	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	like	like	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
22	stimulating	stimulate	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	21	acl	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stimulate** | present · passive |  | a nerve and muscle or sense |  | the body |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **trigger** | present | something | sense |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **react** | to-infinitive | something *not said here* |  |  |  |  | like light | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **stimulate** | gerund | light *not said here* | the eye |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus eye=Experiencer |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The trip to the museum stimulated our interest in dinosaurs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stimulated:x1:1
# text = The trip to the museum stimulated our interest in dinosaurs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	stimulated	stimulate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	interest	interest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	dinosaurs	dinosaur	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stimulate** | past | the trip to the museum | our interest |  |  |  | in dinosaurs | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus interest=Experiencer |
| 2 | **interest** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom interest «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bright light stimulated the cells in the eye.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stimulated:x2:1
# text = Bright light stimulated the cells in the eye.
1	Bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stimulated	stimulate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stimulate** | past | Bright light | the cells |  | the eye |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus cell=Experiencer |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The toddler was over-stimulated by the noisy party and started crying.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stimulated:x3:1
# text = The toddler was over-stimulated by the noisy party and started crying.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	toddler	toddler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	over-stimulated	over-stimulat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	noisy	noisy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	started	start	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	crying	cry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **over-stimulat** | past · passive | the noisy party | the toddler |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **start** | past | the noisy party *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **cry** *speech: express* | gerund | the noisy party *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lower prices stimulated sales at the shop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stimulated:x4:1
# text = Lower prices stimulated sales at the shop.
1	Lower	low	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	amod	_	_
2	prices	price	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	stimulated	stimulate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	sales	sale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stimulate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The story stimulated lots of questions from the class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stimulated:x5:1
# text = The story stimulated lots of questions from the class.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	stimulated	stimulate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	appos	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	questions	question	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stimulate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Warm weather stimulated the seeds to sprout.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stimulated:x6:1
# text = Warm weather stimulated the seeds to sprout.
1	Warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stimulated	stimulate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	sprout	sprout	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stimulate** | past | Warm weather | the seeds |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus seed=Experiencer |
| 2 | **sprout** | to-infinitive | Warm weather *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I felt stimulated and full of ideas after the science fair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stimulated:x7:1
# text = I felt stimulated and full of ideas after the science fair.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	stimulated	stimulate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **stimulate** | participle | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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