MOTIVATE (verb)
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Positive nouns:
stimulate: to encourage something to grow, develop, or become active + to make someone excited and interested about something
Antonyms:
provoke: to cause a reaction, especially a negative one
un- /de-motivate: to make someone less enthusiastic about a job
Pronunciation:
/ˈməʊtɪveɪt/
Word origin:
First recorded in 1860- 1865, perhaps modeled on French motiver or German motivieren
Positive adjective:
Negative adjective:
motivated
unmotivated
spiritless
causeless
aimless
driven
stimulated
encouraged
ADJECTIVES:
motivate somebody to be the reason why somebody does something or behaves in a particular way
to make somebody want to do something, especially something that involves hard work and effort
motivate something to give reasons for something that you have stated
Negative nouns:
motivation
demotivation
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.
motivator
demotivator
main, primary, real, underlying, high, strong, low, poor motivation
VERB + MOTIVATION:
have Many of the boys have very poor motivation.
PREPOSITIONS:
for: his main motivation for supporting the government
in: my main motivation in making the suggestion
behind: the primary motivation behind the government's intervention
improve, increase, strengthen
generate Provide high rewards that generate the necessary motivation in the workers.
lack, lose By this time the children had lost all their motivation for writing poetry.
PHRASES:
a lack of motivation
Czech translation:
motivovat
Picture:
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
prompt: to make something happen + to make someone decide to say or do something