Word: understimulate
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: un
der
sti
mu
late
Definition: To stimulate too little or infrequently; to provide with insufficient stimulation.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: stimulate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To encourage into action.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: stimulus
Language: la
Decoded: stimulus
Meaning: goad