MOTIVATE

motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite

(verb) give an incentive for action; “This moved me to sacrifice my career”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

motivate (third-person singular simple present motivates, present participle motivating, simple past and past participle motivated)

(transitive) To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage.

(transitive) To animate; to propel; to cause to take action

Antonyms

• demotivate

Source: Wiktionary


Mo"ti*vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. -vated; p. pr. & vb. n. -vating.] [From Motive, n.]

Definition: To provide with a motive; to move; impel; induce; incite. -- Mo`ti*va"tion (#), n. William James.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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