What is the meaning of the word stimulated in this sentence?
watching the olympic swim meet stimulated marcus to try out for the local swim team, which was something he had never considered doing before.

a) discouraged b) triggered interest c) caused growth d) excited

B)triggered interest

Explanation:

In this passage, the author implies that watching the Olympic swim meet motivated Marcus to try out. He indicates this change in disposition through the words "triggered interest." Whenever we are in doubt about the meaning of a word and we do not have a dictionary nearby, we can try to guess the meaning of the word or phrase by looking at the context of the sentence.

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