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Synonyms for motivate
ˈmoʊ təˌveɪt
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Princeton's WordNet
motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite(verb)
give an incentive for action
"This moved me to sacrifice my career"
Synonyms:
spark off, incite, remind, act, trip, spark, run, propel, impress, strike, impel, instigate, trigger off, move, displace, make a motion, trigger, inspire, prod, proceed, affect, be active, set off, go, prompt, activate, locomote, touch off, cue, travel, egg on, actuate, stir up
Wiktionary
motivate(verb)
Antonyms:
demotivatemotivate(verb)
Antonyms:
demotivatemotivate(verb)
To animate; to propel; to cause to take actionAntonyms:
demotivate
Editors Contribution
actuate
anything that pushes someone or something forward
her mother's motivational talk spurred her daughter to endure high school.
Submitted by rinat on June 1, 2017
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| rank | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #123 | go | |
| #220 | travel | |
| #552 | act | |
| #672 | run | |
| #1142 | move | |
| #1706 | trip | |
| #3140 | affect | |
| #3433 | encourage | |
| #3884 | strike | |
| #5628 | proceed | |
| #6394 | prompt | |
| #6906 | trigger | |
| #9407 | remind | |
| #9531 | justify | |
| #10049 | activate | |
| #10274 | spark | |
| #11931 | cue | |
| #12414 | inspire | |
| #12576 | prod | |
| #12747 | stimulate | |
| #16236 | impress | |
| #18233 | motivate | |
| #24242 | motivating | |
| #33849 | actuate | |
| #33969 | propel | |
| #40027 | displace | |
| #42683 | incite | |
| #76428 | instigate | |
| #108145 | impel |
Translations for motivate
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- حثArabic
- motivarCatalan, Valencian
- motivovatCzech
- motivierenGerman
- motivarSpanish
- ایجاد انگیزهPersian
- motivoidaFinnish
- motiverFrench
- motiválHungarian
- motivareItalian
- 動機を与えるJapanese
- შეგულიანებაGeorgian
- motiverenDutch
- motywowaćPolish
- motivarPortuguese
- мотивироватьRussian
- motivíratiSerbo-Croatian
- motiveraSwedish
- ప్రేరేపించుTelugu
- motive etmekTurkish
- 刺激Chinese
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