motivate
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motivate
- /ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪt/ UK
- /ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/ US
- [ˈmoʊ.ɾɪ.veɪt] US, uncommon
- /ˈmoʊ.təˌveɪt/ US
- [ˈmoʊ.ɾəˌveɪt] US
Where it comes from
From motive + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French motiver.
verb motivates · motivating · motivated
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To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage; to actuate.
The weekly staff meeting was meant to motivate employees.
Similar: drive, spur, abet, actuate, goose, fuel, light a fire under, send, sting, bring about, cheer, draw · Opposite: demotivate, discourage, dissuade
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To animate; to propel; to cause to take action.
He was motivated purely by self-interest.
Similar: drive, move, push · Opposite: demotivate, halt, stop
Similar: motive
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: incite, propel, prompt, move, encourage, drive, engage, incentivize, induce, elicit, persuade, stimulate, convince, energize, arouse, bring
verb
Similar: motive
Translations
Every language
verb to encourage
| Español | motivar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | ...에 동기를 주다 ...e donggireul juda |
| 日本語 | 動機を与える dōki o ataeru |
| हिन्दी | प्रेरित करना prerit karnā |
| Português | motivar |
| Français | motiver |
| Deutsch | motivieren |
| Italiano | motivare |
| Ελληνικά | παρακινώ parakinó |
| Română | motiva |
| Русский | мотиви́ровать motivírovatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | khích lệ, động viên, khuyến khích |
| العربية | حَثَّ ḥaṯṯa |
| עברית | דרבן dirbén |
Talk about this word "motivate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/motivate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. motivate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/motivate "motivate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/motivate.Cite this
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title = {motivate},
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