motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite
(verb) give an incentive for action; “This moved me to sacrifice my career”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
• 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
24 January 2025
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
