stimulate Who acts: nerve, Exercise, trip, my, Puzzles, Sunlight · What happens: stimulate, mean, make, grow, work, be · To what, where: something, it, person, them, biology, eye · Speech: someone speaks here
«stimulate» 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: stimulate in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To stimulate means to make something more active or make it grow or work more.
The tree, 15 words mark csubj mark xcomp obj advmod xcomp cc conj obj xcomp cc conj advmod punct root To PART stimulate VERB means VERB to PART make VERB something PRON more ADV active ADJ or CCONJ make VERB it PRON grow VERB or CCONJ work VERB more ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 stimulate mark 2 stimulate stimulate VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means csubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 make mark 5 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means xcomp 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 make obj 7 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 8 active advmod 8 active active ADJ Degree=Pos 5 make xcomp 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 make cc 10 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 make conj 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 make obj 12 grow grow VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 make xcomp 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 work cc 14 work work VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 grow conj 15 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 14 work advmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 stimulate to-infinitive vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 make not said to happen to-infinitive something active property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product 4 make infinitive it tree rules 5 grow infinitive vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 6 work infinitive vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"Exercise stimulates your heart."
punct nsubj nmod:poss obj punct punct root " PUNCT Exercise NOUN stimulates VERB your PRON heart NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 3 stimulates punct 2 Exercise exercise NOUN Number=Sing 3 stimulates nsubj 3 stimulates stimulate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 heart nmod:poss 5 heart heart NOUN Number=Sing 3 stimulates obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 stimulates punct 7 " " PUNCT _ 3 stimulates punct
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1 stimulate in a quote present Exercise your heart vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus heart=Experiencer
Meaning 2 To stimulate a person means to make them interested, excited or full of ideas.
The tree, 14 words mark csubj det obj mark xcomp obj xcomp punct conj cc conj case obl punct root To PART stimulate VERB a DET person NOUN means VERB to PART make VERB them PRON interested ADJ , PUNCT excited ADJ or CCONJ full ADJ of ADP ideas NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 stimulate mark 2 stimulate stimulate VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 means csubj 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 person det 4 person person NOUN Number=Sing 2 stimulate obj 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 to to PART _ 7 make mark 7 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 means xcomp 8 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 make obj 9 interested interested ADJ Degree=Pos 7 make xcomp 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 excited punct 11 excited excited ADJ Degree=Pos 9 interested conj 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 full cc 13 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 9 interested conj 14 of of ADP _ 15 ideas case 15 ideas idea NOUN Number=Plur 13 full obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 stimulate to-infinitive a person vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus person=Experiencer 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 make not said to happen to-infinitive them = they interested property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset they=Product
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"The trip stimulated my interest in rocks."
punct det nsubj nmod:poss obj case obl punct punct root " PUNCT The DET trip NOUN stimulated VERB my PRON interest NOUN in ADP rocks NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 4 stimulated punct 2 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 trip det 3 trip trip NOUN Number=Sing 4 stimulated nsubj 4 stimulated stimulate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 interest nmod:poss 6 interest interest NOUN Number=Sing 4 stimulated obj 7 in in ADP _ 8 rocks case 8 rocks rock NOUN Number=Plur 4 stimulated obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 stimulated punct 10 " " PUNCT _ 4 stimulated punct
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1 stimulate in a quote past the trip my interest rocks vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus interest=Experiencer 2 interest in a quote my nom interest «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Meaning 3 Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.
In biology, to stimulate a nerve or sense is to make it react, for example light stimulates the eye.
The tree, 19 words case obl punct mark det nsubj cc conj cop mark ccomp obj xcomp punct case compound obl conj det obj punct root In ADP biology NOUN , PUNCT to PART stimulate VERB a DET nerve NOUN or CCONJ sense NOUN is AUX to PART make VERB it PRON react VERB , PUNCT for ADP example NOUN light NOUN stimulates VERB the DET eye NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 biology case 2 biology biology NOUN Number=Sing 5 stimulate obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 stimulate punct 4 to to PART _ 5 stimulate mark 5 stimulate stimulate VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 nerve det 7 nerve nerve NOUN Number=Sing 12 make nsubj 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 sense cc 9 sense sense NOUN Number=Sing 7 nerve conj 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 make cop 11 to to PART _ 12 make mark 12 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 stimulate ccomp 13 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 make obj 14 react react VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 make xcomp 15 , , PUNCT _ 19 stimulates punct 16 for for ADP _ 18 light case 17 example example NOUN Number=Sing 18 light compound 18 light light NOUN Number=Sing 19 stimulates obl 19 stimulates stimulate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 stimulate conj 20 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 eye det 21 eye eye NOUN Number=Sing 19 stimulates obj 22 . . PUNCT _ 5 stimulate punct
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1 stimulate to-infinitive biology tree rules 2 is present a nerve or sense make property tree rules 3 react infinitive a nerve or sense not said here vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 stimulate present the eye for example light vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus eye=Experiencer
Example 1 Puzzles stimulate your brain.
nsubj nmod:poss obj punct root Puzzles NOUN stimulate VERB your PRON brain NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Puzzles puzzle NOUN Number=Plur 2 stimulate nsubj 2 stimulate stimulate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 brain nmod:poss 4 brain brain NOUN Number=Sing 2 stimulate obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 stimulate punct
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1 stimulate present Puzzles your brain vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus brain=Experiencer
Example 2 Sunlight stimulates plants to grow.
nsubj obj mark acl punct root Sunlight NOUN stimulates VERB plants NOUN to PART grow VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sunlight sunlight NOUN Number=Sing 2 stimulates nsubj 2 stimulates stimulate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 2 stimulates obj 4 to to PART _ 5 grow mark 5 grow grow VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 plants acl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 stimulates punct
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1 stimulate present Sunlight plants vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus plant=Experiencer 2 grow to-infinitive Sunlight not said here plants not said here vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 The museum visit stimulated our curiosity about Egypt.
det compound nsubj amod nmod:poss case nmod punct root The DET museum NOUN visit NOUN stimulated VERB our PRON curiosity NOUN about ADP Egypt PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 visit det 2 museum museum NOUN Number=Sing 3 visit compound 3 visit visit NOUN Number=Sing 6 curiosity nsubj 4 stimulated stimulate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 curiosity amod 5 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 curiosity nmod:poss 6 curiosity curiosity NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 about about ADP _ 8 Egypt case 8 Egypt Egypt PROPN Number=Sing 6 curiosity nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 curiosity punct
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1 stimulate participle vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
Example 4 Coffee stimulates adults and keeps them awake.
nsubj obj cc conj obj xcomp punct root Coffee NOUN stimulates VERB adults NOUN and CCONJ keeps VERB them PRON awake ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Coffee coffee NOUN Number=Sing 2 stimulates nsubj 2 stimulates stimulate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 adults adult NOUN Number=Plur 2 stimulates obj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 keeps cc 5 keeps keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 stimulates conj 6 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 keeps obj 7 awake awake ADJ Degree=Pos 5 keeps xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 stimulates punct
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1 stimulate present Coffee adults vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus adult=Experiencer 2 keep present Coffee not said here adults = adult awake property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme
Example 5 Bright colours stimulate babies' eyes.
amod nsubj nmod:poss case obj punct root Bright ADJ colours NOUN stimulate VERB babies NOUN ' PART eyes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bright bright ADJ Degree=Pos 2 colours amod 2 colours colour NOUN Number=Plur 3 stimulate nsubj 3 stimulate stimulate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 babies baby NOUN Number=Plur 6 eyes nmod:poss 5 ' 's PART _ 4 babies case 6 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 3 stimulate obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 stimulate punct
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1 stimulate present Bright colours babies's eyes vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus eye=Experiencer
Example 6 The government cut taxes to stimulate the economy.
det nsubj obj mark advcl det obj punct root The DET government NOUN cut VERB taxes NOUN to PART stimulate VERB the DET economy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 government det 2 government government NOUN Number=Sing 3 cut nsubj 3 cut cut VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 taxes tax NOUN Number=Plur 3 cut obj 5 to to PART _ 6 stimulate mark 6 stimulate stimulate VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 cut advcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 economy det 8 economy economy NOUN Number=Sing 6 stimulate obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 cut punct
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1 cut past the government taxes vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset tax=Product 2 stimulate to-infinitive the government not said here the economy vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus economy=Experiencer
Example 7 The teacher asked questions to stimulate a discussion.
det nsubj obj mark xcomp det obj punct root The DET teacher NOUN asked VERB questions NOUN to PART stimulate VERB a DET discussion NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 teacher det 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 asked nsubj 3 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 questions question NOUN Number=Plur 3 asked obj 5 to to PART _ 6 stimulate mark 6 stimulate stimulate VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 asked xcomp 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 discussion det 8 discussion discussion NOUN Number=Sing 6 stimulate obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 asked punct
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1 ask speech: ask past the teacher questions vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent question=Recipient clause=Topic 2 stimulate not said to happen to-infinitive questions not said here a discussion vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus discussion=Experiencer
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