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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Motivate \Mo"ti*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. -vated; p. pr. &
vb. n. -vating.] [From Motive, n.]
To provide with a motive; to move; impel; induce; incite. --
Mo`ti*va"tion, n. --William James.
Syn: move, prompt, incite, induce impel, drive.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Motivate \Mo"ti*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. -vated; p. pr. &
vb. n. -vating.] [From Motive, n.]
To provide with a motive; to move; impel; induce; incite. --
Mo`ti*va"tion, n. --William James.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
motivate
v : give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my
career" [syn: actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite]
From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
motivate
Αγγλικά vb.
1 κινώ, ωθώ, παρακινώ κάποιον σε μια πράξη ή ενέργεια, ο λόγος που
συμβαίνει κάτι
2 παρακινώ, δίνω το κίνητρο σε κάποιον να κάνει κάτι δύσκολο
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
motivate
Spanish vb.
(es-verb form of: motivar)
vb.
1 (lb en transitive) To provide someone with an incentive to do
something; to encourage.
2 (lb en transitive) To animate; to propel; to cause to take action
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
motivate
vb.
1 (lb en transitive) To provide someone with an incentive to do
something; to encourage.
2 (lb en transitive) To animate; to propel; to cause to take action
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
motivate
Spanish vb.
(es-verb form of: motivar)
vb.
1 (lb en transitive) To provide someone with an incentive to do
something; to encourage.
2 (lb en transitive) To animate; to propel; to cause to take action
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
motivate
Spanish vb.
(es-verb form of: motivar)
vb.
1 (lb en transitive) To provide someone with an incentive to do
something; to encourage.
2 (lb en transitive) To animate; to propel; to cause to take action
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
motivate
Englanti vb.
motivoida
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
motivate
Engelska vb.
ge någon incitament till att göra någonting; uppmuntra; uppmana;
(försöka) ge någon motivation
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Motivate /mˈəʊtɪvˌeɪt/
حفّز
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
motivate //ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt// //ˈmoʊ.ɾəˌveɪt// //ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪt//
мотивирам, подбуждам
to encourage
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
motivate /mˈəʊtɪvˌeɪt/
motivovat
From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]
motivate /mˈəʊtɪvˌeɪt/
symbylio
From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]
motivate /mˈəʊtɪvˌeɪt/
symbylu
From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]
motivate /mˈəʊtɪvˌeɪt/
ysbarduno
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
motivate /mˈəʊtɪvˌeɪt/
anregen, anspornen
see: motivating, motivated, motivates, motivated
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
motivate /mˈəʊtɪvˌeɪt/
motivieren
see: motivating, motived, motivates, motivated
From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]
motivate /mˈəʊtɪvˌeɪt/
δίνω κίνητρο, παρακινώ
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
motivate //ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt// //ˈmoʊ.ɾəˌveɪt// //ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪt//
motivoida
to encourage
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
motivate /mˈəʊtɪvˌeɪt/
1. प्रेरित करना
"My teacher used to motivate me to acquire a good profession."
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
motivate /mˈəʊtɪvˌeɪt/
motivirati, obrazložiti, podstrekavati, potaknuti
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
motivate //ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt// //ˈmoʊ.ɾəˌveɪt// //ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪt//
動機を与える
to encourage
From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 : [ freedict:eng-lit ]
motivate /'məutıveıt/
1. skatinti, būti priežastimi
2. išdėstyti/parodyti motyvus, pagrįsti, motyvuoti
From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]
motivate /ˈməʊtɪveɪt/
1. a. spowodować, powodować
b.
"he was motivated by jealousy" - powodowała nim zazdrość
2. motywować, dawać motywację
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
motivate //ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt// //ˈmoʊ.ɾəˌveɪt// //ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪt//
motivera
to encourage
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
motivate /mˈəʊtɪvˌeɪt/
1. sevketmek, harekete getirmek. motiva, tion harekete getirme
2. saik, dürtü, güdü.
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈmoʊtəˌveɪt/
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
72 Moby Thesaurus words for "motivate":
activate, actuate, animate, arouse, bring, bring about, bring on,
cajole, call forth, cause, coax, compel, contrive, draw down,
draw on, drive, drive on, effect, egg on, elicit, encourage,
energize, evoke, excite, force, forward, foster, galvanize, get,
give an impetus, give momentum, goad, impel, incite, induce,
influence, inspire, instigate, lead, mobilize, move,
move to action, nudge, obtain, occasion, persuade, pique, power,
procure, prod, promote, prompt, propel, provoke, push,
put in motion, quicken, rouse, set agoing, set going,
set in motion, shove, spark, spur, stimulate, stir up, superinduce,
tempt, thrust, urge, wheedle, whip on
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
v. 给与动机,刺激,提高...的学习欲望;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vt. 给与动机,刺激,提高…的学习欲望,促动
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