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MOTIVATE (verb) (Collocations: (ADJECTIVES:, VERB + MOTIVATION:,…
MOTIVATE (verb)
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to make somebody want to do something, especially something that involves hard work and effort
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stimulate: to encourage something to grow, develop, or become active + to make someone excited and interested about something
provoke: to cause a reaction, especially a negative one
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First recorded in 1860- 1865, perhaps modeled on French motiver or German motivieren
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inspire: to make someone feel that they want to do something and can do it + to make someone have a particular strong feeling or reaction + to give someone an idea for a book, film, product, etc.
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main, primary, real, underlying, high, strong, low, poor motivation
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improve, increase, strengthen
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lack, lose By this time the children had lost all their motivation for writing poetry.
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encourage: to make someone more likely to do something, or to make something more likely to happen + to talk or behave in a way that gives someone confidence to do something
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