motivate
Origin of motivate
1Other words for motivate
Other words from motivate
- mo·ti·va·tor, noun
- de·mo·ti·vate, verb (used with object), de·mo·ti·vat·ed, de·mo·ti·vat·ing.
- non·mo·ti·vat·ed, adjective
- re·mo·ti·vate, verb (used with object), re·mo·ti·vat·ed, re·mo·ti·vat·ing.
- un·mo·ti·vat·ed, adjective
- un·mo·ti·vat·ing, adjective
- well-mo·ti·vat·ed, adjective
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How to use motivate in a sentence
It not only motivates parents to concede to the practice, but also not to report incidences when medical issues arise.
Why Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Babies Keep Getting Herpes | Emily Shire | July 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMoral equivalence and malaise, rather than red-hot ideology, motivates Haydon.
Iran’s Top Spy Is the Modern-Day Karla, John Le Carré’s Villainous Mastermind | Michael Weiss | July 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere is only one problem with his version of what motivates him: it is patently false.
Putin’s Patriotism is Phony, His Desperation is Real | Andrew Nagorski | April 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhile exploring Moscow and Siberia, Makhorov and Raskalov explain what motivates their adventures.
The Craziest Skyscraper Climbers in the World (Video) | The Daily Beast Video | March 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt motivates our conversations, our spending, and our voting.
A Challenge to New Media Moguls Pierre Omidyar and Jeff Bezos | Alexander Busansky | November 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
A similar unconscious impulse motivates each member of the crowd.
The Behavior of Crowds | Everett Dean MartinEntry is also made of the incentive which motivates the solution of the problem presented by the situation.
Sound Military Decision | U.s. Naval War CollegeIt is the hunger of self-indulgent Charlotte which motivates the staying and gives us the supper “scene.”
Dramatic Technique | George Pierce BakerThus the writing takes place when the husband is off stage, and the evident chagrin of Lady Carlyon motivates it better.
Dramatic Technique | George Pierce BakerBut all the same Heliodorus motivates his plot by this popular belief in dreams and epiphanies.
Essays on the Greek Romances | Elizabeth Hazelton Haight
British Dictionary definitions for motivate
/ (ˈməʊtɪˌveɪt) /
(tr) to give incentive to
Derived forms of motivate
- motivator, noun
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