motivate
verb (used with object)
had motivated
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past perfectof motivate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The company said in the blog post that its core safety policy had motivated the company to develop stronger safeguards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
Mr Tao said his adventure had motivated one of his flatmates, who is also Chinese, to attempt the same trip.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2025
Brown realized MOND's predictions might be at odds with the observations that had motivated the search for a ninth planet.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2023
The ambition to expand eastward had motivated Germany for some time.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Clearly something about this particular man has motivated her to open her purse, just as it had motivated me.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
