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单词 motivate
释义 mo·ti·vate
\ˈmōd.əˌvāt, -ōtə-, usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: motive (I) + -ate
1. : to provide with a motive : impel, incite
 < the deep unconscious and subconscious factors that motivate people — Vance Packard >
 < the novelist has adequately motivated his hero >
2.
 a. : to stimulate the active interest of in a study through appeal to associated interests or by special devices
  < the ingenious teacher can ferret out a thousand methods of motivating the child to learn new words — Education Digest >
 b. : to make (a study) interesting or otherwise appealing to students
  < program … is thoroughly motivated — D.H.Patton >
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