motivate

From motive +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French motiver.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪt/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/, /ˈmoʊ.təˌveɪt/

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

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

   Synonyms: drive, spur; see also Thesaurus:incite

   Antonyms: demotivate, discourage, dissuade

   The weekly staff meeting was meant to motivate employees.

   • 2021 March 10, Drachinifel, 17:51 from the start, in Guadalcanal Campaign - The Big Night Battle: Night 1 (IJN 3(?) : 2 USN)‎^[1], archived from the original on 17 October 2022:

     Armor-piercing shells were heading up the shell hoists, but this procedure took a few minutes, allowing the battered American flagship to reply in kind, the gunners somewhat motivated to set new records for the rate of fire as the cruiser raked the larger ship from stem to stern in response.

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

   Synonyms: drive, move, push

   Antonyms: demotivate, halt, stop

   He was motivated purely by self-interest.

   Steam-motivated pumps are used in manufacturing.

• mismotivate
• motivated
• motivator
• motive

motivate f pl

1. feminine plural of motivato

motivate f pl

1. feminine plural of motivato

motivate

1. inflection of motivare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

• vomitate

motivate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of motivar combined with te