motivate
pronunciation
How to pronounce motivate in British English:
UK [ˈməʊtɪveɪt]
How to pronounce motivate in American English:
US [ˈmoʊtɪveɪt]
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- Verb:
- give an incentive for action
Word Origin
- motivate (v.)
- 1863, "to stimulate toward action," from motive + -ate (2); perhaps modeled on French motiver or German motivieren. Related: Motivated; motivating.
Example
- 1. This will motivate you much more than small goals .
- 2. The misery they inflict seems to motivate cyber-stalkers .
- 3. This is especially important when trying to motivate young people .
- 4. So you need to change what you are focusing on to motivate yourself to take action .
- 5. Your brain uses dopamine to motivate you .