motivate

mo·ti·vate  (mt-vt)

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

To provide with an incentive; move to action; impel.

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moti·vator n.

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motivate

Verb

[-vating, -vated]

1. to give a reason or inspiration for a course of action to someone: he was motivated purely by greed

2. to inspire and encourage someone to do something: a good teacher must motivate her pupils

motivation n

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

verb 2. stimulate, drive, inspire, stir, arouse, get going, galvanize, incentivize

Translations

motivate [ˈməutɪveɪt] vt → motivar

motivate [ˈməutɪveɪt] vt → motiver

motivate [ˈməutɪveɪt] vt → motivieren

motivate [ˈməutɪveɪt] vt [+ act, decision] → dare origine a, motivare [+ person]; spingere