English[]
Etymology[]
motive + -ate
Verb[]
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to Motivate (third-person singular simple present motivat, present participle es, simple past and past participle -)
- (transitive) To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage.
- The weekly staff meeting was meant to motivate employees.
- (transitive) To animate; to propel; to cause to take action
- He was motivated purely by self-interest.
- Steam motivated pumps are used in manufacturing.
Antonyms[]
- demotivate
Related terms[]
- motivated
- motive
Translations[]
to encourage
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Italian[]
Adjective[]
motivate f.
- Feminine plural form of motivato
Verb[]
motivate
- Second-person plural present tense of motivare.
- Second-person plural imperative of motivare#Italian.
- Feminine plural of motivato.
Anagrams[]
- aeimottv,
- vomitate
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