Definitions
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- verb transitive To bring out of a state of
stimulation .
Etymologies
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de- + stimulate
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Examples
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"Given that there are no substantial turnovers on the market, and that tax payments destimulate the purchase of dollars, it can hardly be said the market is under any considerable pressure," Trust Investment Bank analysts wrote in a research note.
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I go home with a statin prescription that I never fill out, and instead i decide to go lower carb, to reduce insulin and thereby destimulate HMG-CoA Reductase
Cholesterol and heart disease: no correlation | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2007
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