Hypertext Webster Gateway: "motivate"
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) 1.7 (wn)
motivate
v : give an incentive; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
[syn: {propel}, {move}, {prompt}, {incite}]
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