1. to encourage or promote progress, development, or improvement in a particular area or field
Government policies aim to stimulate advancement in renewable energy technology.
As políticas governamentais visam estimular o avanço na tecnologia de energia renovável.
2. to provide motivation or incentives to accelerate growth or improvement
The company launched initiatives to stimulate advancement of its workforce.
A empresa lançou iniciativas para estimular o avanço de sua força de trabalho.