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单词 motivate
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
mo•ti•vate /ˈmoʊtəˌveɪt/USA pronunciation   v., -vat•ed, -vat•ing. 
  1. to provide (someone) with a motive or motives;
    impel: [~ + object]A good teacher will motivate his or her students.[~ + object + to + verb]The death of his wife and children motivated him to seek revenge.
mo•ti•va•tor, n. [countable]See -mot-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
mo•ti•vate  (mō′tə vāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -vat•ed, -vat•ing. 
  1. to provide with a motive or motives;
    incite;
    impel.
  • motive + -ate1 1860–65
mo′ti•va′tor, n. 
    induce, move, provoke, prompt, cause.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
motivate /ˈməʊtɪˌveɪt/ vb
  1. (transitive) to give incentive to

ˈmotiˌvator n
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