Synonyms for motivate
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : moh-tuh-veyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmoʊ təˌveɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for motivate Other synonyms for the word motivate
Définition of motivate
Origin :- 1863, "to stimulate toward action," from motive + -ate (2); perhaps modeled on French motiver or German motivieren. Related: Motivated; motivating.
- verb stimulate, instigate
- These problems may then motivate you to enter individual therapy.
- Extract from : « When You Don't Know Where to Turn » by Steven J. Bartlett
- He had felt it before, but the feeling was strong enough now to motivate action.
- Extract from : « Earthsmith » by Milton Lesser
- Any sort of desire or need, left unsatisfied in the day, may motivate a dream.
- Extract from : « Psychology » by Robert S. Woodworth
- The essential thing about value is that it motivate our conduct.
- Extract from : « Social Value » by B. M. Anderson
- Again, the competitive impulse can often be used to motivate drill.
- Extract from : « How to Teach Religion » by George Herbert Betts
- This is needed to motivate effort and insure right impressions.
- Extract from : « How to Teach Religion » by George Herbert Betts
- Such a case appeals to us especially fitted to motivate the creation of projection formations.
- Extract from : « Totem and Taboo » by Sigmund Freud
- The principle of a law absolutely binding, requires the complete expulsion of the claim of desires to motivate action.
- Extract from : « Ethics » by John Dewey and James Hayden Tufts
- There is no call upon the commonwealth to motivate for the commission of crime, through pyramiding upon clemency that is spurned.
- Extract from : « Criminal Types » by V. M. Masten
- The emphasis is put on positive wants, as causes which guide and motivate industry.
- Extract from : « The Value of Money » by Benjamin M. Anderson, Jr.
Antonyms for motivate
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