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motivating

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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.

moti·vator n.
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Noun1.motivatingmotivating - the act of motivating; providing incentive
human action, human activity, act, deed - something that people do or cause to happen
Adj.1.motivating - impelling to action; "it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function"- Arthur Pap; "motive pleas"; "motivating arguments"
causative - producing an effect; "poverty as a causative factor in crime"

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