motivate

mo·ti·vate

 (mō′tə-vāt′)

tr.v. mo·ti·vat·ed, mo·ti·vat·ing, mo·ti·vates

1. To provide with an incentive or a reason for doing something; impel: What motivated you to get a new job? Their criticism is motivated by jealousy.

2. To cause to be enthusiastic: The coach motivated his players with an inspiring pep talk.

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mo′ti·va′tor n.

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motivate

(ˈməʊtɪˌveɪt)

vb

(tr) to give incentive to

ˈmotiˌvator n

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mo•ti•vate

(ˈmoʊ təˌveɪt)

v.t. -vat•ed, -vat•ing.

to provide with a motive or motives; incite; impel.

[1860–65]

mo′ti•va`tor, n.

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motivate

Past participle: motivated
Gerund: motivating

Imperative

motivate

motivate

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

motivate - give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" incite, prompt, propel, actuate, move cause, do, make - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" move - arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all"

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motivate

verb

1. inspire, drive, stimulate, provoke, lead, move, cause, prompt, stir, trigger, set off, induce, arouse, prod, get going, instigate, impel, actuate, give incentive to, inspirit His hard work was motivated by a need to achieve.

2. stimulate, drive, inspire, stir, arouse, get going, galvanize, incentivize How do you motivate people to work hard and efficiently?

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motivate

verb

1. To stir to action or feeling:

egg on, excite, foment, galvanize, goad, impel, incite, inflame, inspire, instigate, move, pique, prick, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, set off, spur, stimulate, touch off, trigger, work up.

2. To impart courage, inspiration, and resolution to:

animate, cheer (on), embolden, encourage, inspire, inspirit.

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Translations

يُحَفِّز

motivovatpodnítit

motivere

motivierenanregen

παρακινώ

motivar

motiver

motivirati

motivál

hvetja, kveikja löngun/áhuga

motivare

motivere

motivera

güdülemeksebep olmak

激发

motivate

[ˈməʊtɪveɪt] VT → motivar
to be motivated to do sth → tener motivación or estar motivado para hacer algo
he is highly motivated → tiene una fuerte motivación, está muy motivado
the campaign is politically motivated → la campaña tiene una motivación política

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motivate

[ˈməʊtɪveɪt] vt → motiver
to motivate sb to do sth → inciter qn à faire qch

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motivate

vt → motivieren

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motivate

[ˈməʊtɪˌveɪt] vt (act, decision) → dare origine a, motivare; (person) → spingere, motivare

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motive

(ˈməutiv) noun

something that makes a person choose to act in a particular way; a reason. What was his motive for murdering the old lady? motief دافِع، حافِز мотив motivo motiv das Motiv motiv; bevæggrund κίνητρο, ελατήριοmotivo motiiv انگيزه motiivi motifמניע प्रयोजन motiv indíték motif tilefni motivo 動機 (행위의) 동기 motyvas, akstinas motīvs; iemesls motif beweegredenmotiv, begrunnelsemotyw دليل motivo motiv повод; мотив motív nagib motiv motiv แรงจูงใจ neden, sebep, dürtü 動機 мотив, привід مقصد động cơ 动机

ˈmotivate (-veit) verb

to cause to act in a particular way. He was motivated by jealousy. motiveer يُحَفِّز мотивирам motivar podnítit anregen motivere ωθώ, παρακινώmotivar ajendama تحريک کردن motivoida pousser לְהָנִיע प्रेरित करना motivirati motivál mendorong hvetja, kveikja löngun/áhuga motivare 動機づける 동기를 부여하다 skatinti motivēt; rosināt bermotivasi drijven, aanzettenmotiveremotywować تحريك كول motivar a împinge, a motiva побуждать podnietiť spodbuditi motivisati motivera กระตุ้น sebep olmak, güdülemek 激發 спонукати ترغیب دینا thúc đẩy 激发

motiˈvation noun

motivering إثارَه، تَشْويق، تَحْفيز، حَفْز мотивация motivação motivace die Motivierung motivation κίνητρο, παρακίνησηmotivación motivatsioon محرک motivaatio motivationמוטיבציה, הנעה प्रेरण motivacija indok(lás), motiváció motivasi áhugi; ástæða, hvöt motivazione 動機づけ 동기 부여 motyvacija, stimulas motivācija; stimuls motivasi motiveringmotivasjonmotywacja انګيزه motivação motivaţie побуждение motivácia motivacija; utemeljitev motivacija motivering, motivation แรงบันดาลใจ motivasyon, güdülenme 動機 мотивація ترغیب sự thúc đẩy 动力，动机，诱因，促进因素

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motivate

vt. motivar, animar.

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motivate

vt motivar

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