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motivate
Overview of verb motivate
The verb motivate has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (6) motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite -- (give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career")
Antonyms of verb motivate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb motivate
1 sense of motivate
Sense 1
motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite
=> cause, do, make
=> make, create
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb motivate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb motivate
1 sense of motivate
Sense 1
motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite
=> cause, do, make
'Cause To' of verb motivate
Derived Forms of verb motivate
1 sense of motivate
Sense 1
motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite
RELATED TO>(adj) motivative#1
=> motivative(prenominal), motive(prenominal), motivating
RELATED TO>(noun) motivation#2
=> motivation
RELATED TO>(noun) motivation#3
=> motivation, motivating
RELATED TO>(noun) motivation#1
=> motivation, motive, need
RELATED TO>(noun) motive#1
=> motivation, motive, need
RELATED TO>(noun) motivator#1
=> incentive, inducement, motivator
Domain of verb motivate
Domain Terms of verb motivate
Familiarity of verb motivate
motivate used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Sample Sentences of verb motivate
1 sense of motivate
Sense 1
motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite
EX: They motivate him to write the letter
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb motivate
1 sense of motivate
Sense 1
motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite
> cause, do, make
=> determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate
=> initiate, pioneer
=> effect, effectuate, set up
=> make
=> occasion
=> provoke, evoke, call forth, kick up
=> engender, breed, spawn
=> motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite
=> impel, force
=> facilitate
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb motivate
Sense 1
motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite
=> cause, do, make
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Grep of verb motivate
motivate
Grep of adj motivate
motivated
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