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(transitive) To stimulate too little or infrequently; to provide with insufficient stimulation..
Thus, as Wing and Brown (1970) observed, an understimulating "back ward" may lead to withdrawal and a lack of external social stimulation and support.
Use understimulate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Understimulate means (transitive) To stimulate too little or infrequently; to provide with insufficient stimulation..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include overstimulate.
Thus, as Wing and Brown (1970) observed, an understimulating "back ward" may lead to withdrawal and a lack of external social stimulation and support.
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