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- [moh-tuh-veyt]
- /ˈmoʊ təˌveɪt/
- /ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [moh-tuh-veyt]
- /ˈmoʊ təˌveɪt/
Definitions of motivate word
- verb with object motivate to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel. 1
- noun motivate Provide (someone) with a motive for doing something. 1
- transitive verb motivate stimulate to act 1
- transitive verb motivate prompt, provoke 1
- verb motivate If you are motivated by something, especially an emotion, it causes you to behave in a particular way. 0
- verb motivate If someone motivates you to do something, they make you feel determined to do it. 0
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Origin of motivate
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65; motive + -ate1
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Parts of speech for Motivate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
motivate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
motivate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for motivate
verb motivate
- prompt — done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply.
- inspire — to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence: His courage inspired his followers.
- propel — to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward: to propel a boat by rowing.
- sway — to move or swing to and fro, as something fixed at one end or resting on a support.
- drive — to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
Antonyms for motivate
verb motivate
- prevent — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- repress — to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).
- retard — to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.
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