motivate

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈməʊtɪveɪt/
• (America) IPA: /ˈmoʊtɪveɪt/

Verb

motivate (motivates, present participle motivating; past and past participle motivated)

1. (transitive) To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage.
   • The weekly staff meeting was meant to motivate employees.
2. (transitive) To animate; to propel; to cause to take action
   • He was motivated purely by self-interest.
   • Steam-motivated pumps are used in manufacturing.

Antonyms

• demotivate

Related terms

• motivated
• motivator
• motive

Translations

• French: motiver
• German: motivieren
• Italian: motivare
• Portuguese: motivar
• Russian: мотиви́ровать
• Spanish: motivar

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