motivate

[US]/ˈməʊtɪveɪt/
[UK]/ˈmoʊtɪveɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. stimulate; inspire enthusiasm.

Example Sentences

a highly motivated group of workers

The attack was racially motivated.

the idea was motivated by political considerations.

it is the teacher's job to motivate the child at school.

to motivate the child to learn new words

He is motivated by good intentions.

the manager had lost his ability to motivate the players.

he was primarily motivated by the desire for profit.

she's a very independent self-motivated individual.

Examinations do not motivate a student to seek more knowledge.

You have first got to motivate the children and then to teach them.

Everything she does is motivated only by a desire for money.

It is generally accepted that people are motivated by success.

the poor performer is motivated by the fear that he or she is highly disposable.

he said he would motivate funds to upgrade the food stalls.

I'm not motivated by money, otherwise I would have quit.

Wendy is the real live wire of the department who motivates all the others.

No one really knows what motivated him to do so.

Employees are motivated to work harder for a whole host of different reasons.

although their individual biographies are different, both are motivated by a similar ambition.

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