motivate
English
/ˈməʊtɪveɪt/, /ˈmoʊtɪveɪt/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage.
- (transitive) To animate; to propel; to cause to take action
Etymology
Suffix from English motive.
Origin
English
motive
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- automotive English
- by-motive English
- cytomotive English
- demotivate English
- demotivator English
- electromotive English
- magnetomotive English
- motivatable English
- motivative English
- motivator English
- motive English
- motiveless English
- motivity English
- motivology English
- nonmotive English
- pedomotive English
- protonmotive English
- remotivate English
- submotive English
- unmotivate English
- unmotived English
- vasomotive English
- motif Middle English