Antonyms for motivate
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : moh-tuh-veyt |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmoʊ təˌveɪt |
Definition 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.
Synonyms for motivate
- actuate
- arouse
- bring
- cause
- dispose
- draw
- drive
- egg on
- excite
- fire
- galvanize
- give incentive
- goad
- goose
- impel
- incite
- incline
- induce
- innervate
- innerve
- inspire
- inspirit
- lead
- move
- persuade
- pique
- predetermine
- predispose
- prevail upon
- prompt
- propel
- provoke
- quicken
- rouse
- set afoot
- set astir
- sound
- spark
- spur
- suggest
- sway
- touch off
- trigger
- whet
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