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motivate

/ motivate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
give an incentive for action
"This moved me to sacrifice my career"
Type of:
cause do make
Derived:
provocation incitement incitation propulsion actuation
Verb group:
affect impress move strike
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Semantic Complexity
19%
Sense Count
1
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
12
Times Searched
2
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cause do make