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View usage for: (moʊtɪveɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense motivates, present participle motivating, past tense, past participle motivated1. verbIf you are motivated by something, especially an emotion, it causes you to behave in a particular way. They are motivated by a need to achieve. [be VERB-ed] The crime was not politically motivated. [be VERB-ed] I don't want to be missing out. And that motivates me to get up and do somethingevery day. [VERB noun to-infinitive] [Also VERB noun ]Synonyms: inspire, drive, stimulate, provoke More Synonyms of motivate motivated adjective ...highly motivated employees. motivation (moʊtɪveɪʃən) uncountable noun His poor performance may be attributed to lack of motivation. Synonyms: inspiration, drive, desire, ambition More Synonyms of motivate 2. verbIf someone motivates you to do something, they make you feel determined to do it. How do you motivate people to work hard and efficiently? [VERB noun to-infinitive] Never let it be said that the manager doesn't know how to motivate his players. [VERB noun] Synonyms: stimulate, drive, inspire, stir More Synonyms of motivate motivation uncountable noun Gross's skill in motivation looked in doubt when his side began the second half badly. Synonyms: inspiration, drive, desire, ambition More Synonyms of motivate motivate in British English (ˈməʊtɪˌveɪt) verb(transitive) to give incentive to Derived forms motivator (ˈmotiˌvator) noun motivate in American English (ˈmoʊtəˌveɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈmotiˌvated or ˈmotiˌvating to provide with, or affect as, a motive or motives; incite or impel Derived forms motivation (ˌmotiˈvation) noun motivational (ˌmotiˈvational) adjective motivative (ˈmotiˌvative) adjective motivator (ˈmotiˌvator) noun Examples of 'motivate' in a sentencemotivate In other languagesmotivate British English: motivate VERB If you are motivated by something, especially an emotion, it causes you to behave in a particular way. They are motivated by a need to achieve. - American English: motivate
- Brazilian Portuguese: motivar
- Chinese: 激发…的积极性
- European Spanish: motivar
- French: motiver
- German: motivieren
- Italian: motivare
- Japanese: 動機づけられる
- Korean: 동기를 부여받다
- European Portuguese: motivar
- Latin American Spanish: motivar
Chinese translation of 'motivate' vt - (= prompt, drive)
to be motivated by sth [act, decision] 受某事的驱(驅)使 (shòu mǒushì de qūshǐ) [person] 受到某事的激发(發) (shòudào mǒushì de jīfā) - [worker, student etc]
激励(勵) (jīlì) to motivate sb to do sth 激励(勵)某人做某事 (jīlì mǒurén zuò mǒushì) ⇒ What motivates athletes to take drugs? 什么驱使运动员服用禁药？ (Shénme qūshǐ yùndòngyuán fúyòng jìnyào?)
a racially motivated attack 带(帶)有种(種)族动(動)机(機)的攻击(擊)行动(動) (dàiyǒu zhǒngzú dòngjī de gōngjī xíngdòng)
Definition to give a reason or inspiration for a course of action to someone His hard work was motivated by a need to achieve. Synonyms stir get going give incentive to inspirit Definition to inspire and encourage someone to do something How do you motivate people to work hard and efficiently? Synonyms stimulate drive get going incentivize Additional synonymsDefinition to motivate someone They were actuated by desire. Synonyms motivate, move, drive, influence, excite, urge, inspire, prompt, stir, spur, induce, arouse, rouse, get going, quicken, incite, instigate, impelHe apologized, saying this subject always aroused him. Synonyms inflame, move, warm, excite, spur, provoke, animate, prod, stir up, agitate, quicken, enliven, goad, fomentDefinition to produce (a reaction, emotion, or response) His work has aroused intense interest. Synonyms stimulate, encourage, inspire, prompt, spark, spur, foster, provoke, rouse, stir up, inflame, incite, instigate, whip up, summon up, whet, kindle, foment, call forth Additional synonymsDefinition to be the cause of I don't want to cause any trouble. Synonyms produce, begin, create, effect, lead to, occasion (formal), result in, generate, provoke, compel, motivate, induce, bring about, give rise to, precipitate, incite, engenderDefinition to goad into a specified state Curiosity drove me to probe into what they worked on together. Synonyms force, press, prompt, spur, compel, motivate, oblige, railroad (informal), prod, constrain, prick, coerce, goad, impel, dragoon, actuateDefinition to stimulate into action The appeal has galvanized them into taking positive action. Synonyms stimulate, encourage, inspire, prompt, move, fire, shock, excite, wake, stir, spur, provoke, startle, arouse, awaken, rouse, prod, jolt, kick-start, electrify, goad, impel, invigorate, put a bomb under (informal) Definition to urge or force (a person) to do something I felt impelled to go on speaking. Synonyms force, move, compel, drive, require, push, influence, urge, inspire, prompt, spur, stimulate, motivate, oblige, induce, prod, constrain, incite, instigate, goad, actuateDefinition to cause or bring about an economic crisis induced by high oil prices Synonyms cause, produce, create, begin, effect, lead to, occasion (formal), generate, provoke, motivate, set off, bring about, give rise to, precipitate, incite, instigate, engender, set in motion Definition to cause to happen The violence was instigated by ex-members of the secret police. Synonyms provoke, start, encourage, move, influence, prompt, trigger, spur, stimulate, set off, initiate, bring about, rouse, prod, stir up, get going, incite, kick-start, whip up, impel, kindle, foment, actuateDefinition to influence someone to act, think, or behave in a certain way It was not as straightforward as we were led to believe. Synonyms cause, prompt, persuade, move, draw, influence, motivate, prevail, induce, incline, disposeDefinition to cause or prompt to do something The hearings moved me to come up with these suggestions. Synonyms drive, lead, cause, influence, persuade, push, shift, inspire, prompt, stimulate, motivate, induce, shove, activate, propel, rouse, prod, incite, impel, set going Definition to rouse (someone) to action a tactic to prod the government into spending more on education Synonyms prompt, move, urge, motivate, spur, stimulate, rouse, stir up, incite, egg on, goad, impel, put a bomb under (informal) Definition to motivate or cause someone to do something The recession has prompted consumers to cut back on buying cars. Synonyms cause, move, inspire, stimulate, occasion (formal), urge, spur, provoke, motivate, induce, evoke, give rise to, elicit, incite, instigate, impel, call forth Additional synonymsDefinition to bring about His comments have provoked a shocked reaction. Synonyms rouse, cause, produce, lead to, move, fire, promote, occasion (formal), excite, inspire, generate, prompt, stir, stimulate, motivate, induce, bring about, evoke, give rise to, precipitate, elicit, inflame, incite, instigate, kindle, foment, call forth, draw forth, bring on or down It set off a storm of speculation. Synonyms cause, start, produce, generate, prompt, trigger (off), provoke, bring about, give rise to, spark off, set in motion Definition to excite or move (someone) emotionally I was intrigued by him, stirred by his intellect. Synonyms stimulate, move, excite, fire, raise, touch, affect, urge, inspire, prompt, spur, thrill, provoke, arouse, awaken, animate, rouse, prod, quicken, inflame, incite, instigate, electrify, kindleDefinition to set (an action or process) in motion the incident which triggered the outbreak of the First World War Synonyms bring about, start, cause, produce, generate, prompt, provoke, set off, activate, give rise to, elicit, spark off, set in motion |