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Motivate Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Motivate has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

give an incentive for action

"This moved me to sacrifice my career"

2

To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage.

"The company offered a bonus to motivate employees to meet their sales targets before the end of the year."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
cause
Rhyming Words
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