tr.v., -vat·ed, -vat·ing, -vates.

To provide with an incentive; move to action; impel.

motivator mo'ti·va'tor n.

verb

1. To stir to action or feeling: egg on, excite, foment, galvanize, goad, impel, incite, inflame, inspire, instigate, move, pique, prick, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, set off, spur, stimulate, touch off, trigger, work up. See cause/effect, excite/bore/interest.
2. To impart courage, inspiration, and resolution to: animate, cheer (on), embolden, encourage, inspire, inspirit. See help/harm/harmless.

v

Definition: stimulate, instigate
Antonyms: depress, disconcert, discourage, dissuade

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Common misspelling(s) of motivated

• motiviated

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - motivere, ligge til grund for, skabe interesse for

Nederlands (Dutch)
motiveren

Français (French)
v. tr. - motiver, encourager

Deutsch (German)
v. - motivieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παρακινώ, παρέχω κίνητρο

Italiano (Italian)
motivare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - motivar

Русский (Russian)
мотивировать, побуждать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - motivar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - motivera, vara drivfjädern bakom, skapa intresse hos

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
给...动机, 激发, 刺激

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 給...動機, 激發, 刺激

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~에게 동기 부여를 하다, 흥미를 느끼게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 動機を与える, 刺激する, …する気にさせる, 動機となる, 誘導する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحث, يشجع, يحفز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הניע, המריץ, דחף‬

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