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How to pronounce motivate in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms actuate, incite, move, prompt, propel
Type of do, cause, make
Verb group move, affect, strike, impress
Derivation motivation, motivative, motivator, motive

Examples of motivate

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That seemed to motivate him, and he finished the round with a solid combination.
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It aims to use football to motivate pupils to apply themselves to other studies.
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Ms. Kampf said she's also working on stress by trying to motivate her employees.
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It came from educators using robots to motivate students about science and math.
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Then again, Woods is the kind of athlete who looks for anything to motivate him.
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He stresses audience interaction, especially to motivate the listening children.
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The teacher did not motivate, and the material was far above her maturity level.
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So he threw liberals a bone that may help motivate them to turn out in the fall.
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Fear that its inertia will trigger economic disaster also can motivate Congress.
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More examples
  • Give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
  • (motivated) provided with a motive or given incentive for action; "a highly motivated child can learn almost anything"; "a group of politically motivated men"
  • (motivating) motivation: the act of motivating; providing incentive
  • (motivation) the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"
  • (Motivation (band)) Motivation was a short-lived band formed in Manchester, England, (not to be confused with successful South London band The Motivation circa 1966/7, fronted by The Beckett Brothers, Peter James and Barry Philip,http://events.linkedin.com/Pink-Elephant-Party-2009/pub/125930) c. ...
  • (Motivation (episode)) I Pity the Fool is an American reality television series on TV Land starring Mr. T. The series features Mr. T traveling from town to town giving advice, solving problems and teaching individuals some basic rules, but mainly the advice is about team spirit. ...
  • (Motivation (horse)) Motivation (foaled August 5, 1987 in Argentina) was a Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1993 Hong Kong Invitational Cup. Bred by Adolfo J. Bullrich, he was sired by Egg Toss, a son of the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Buckpasser. ...
  • (Motivation(Sheryl Crow single)) "Motivation" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow for her sixth studio album, Detours, and released as a single.
  • To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage; To animate; to propel; to cause to take action