motivate

mo·ti·vate

M0441200 (mō′tə-vāt′)tr.v. mo·ti·vat·ed, mo·ti·vat·ing, mo·ti·vates 1. To provide with an incentive or a reason for doing something; impel: What motivated you to get a new job? Their criticism is motivated by jealousy.2. To cause to be enthusiastic: The coach motivated his players with an inspiring pep talk.

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mo′ti·va′tor n.

motivate

(ˈməʊtɪˌveɪt) vb (tr) to give incentive to ˈmotiˌvator n

mo•ti•vate

(ˈmoʊ təˌveɪt)

v.t. -vat•ed, -vat•ing. to provide with a motive or motives; incite; impel. [1860–65] mo′ti•va`tor, n.

motivate

Past participle: motivated
Gerund: motivating

Imperative
motivate
motivate

Present
I motivate
you motivate
he/she/it motivates
we motivate
you motivate
they motivate

Preterite
I motivated
you motivated
he/she/it motivated
we motivated
you motivated
they motivated

Present Continuous
I am motivating
you are motivating
he/she/it is motivating
we are motivating
you are motivating
they are motivating

Present Perfect
I have motivated
you have motivated
he/she/it has motivated
we have motivated
you have motivated
they have motivated

Past Continuous
I was motivating
you were motivating
he/she/it was motivating
we were motivating
you were motivating
they were motivating

Past Perfect
I had motivated
you had motivated
he/she/it had motivated
we had motivated
you had motivated
they had motivated

Future
I will motivate
you will motivate
he/she/it will motivate
we will motivate
you will motivate
they will motivate

Future Perfect
I will have motivated
you will have motivated
he/she/it will have motivated
we will have motivated
you will have motivated
they will have motivated

Future Continuous
I will be motivating
you will be motivating
he/she/it will be motivating
we will be motivating
you will be motivating
they will be motivating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been motivating
you have been motivating
he/she/it has been motivating
we have been motivating
you have been motivating
they have been motivating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been motivating
you will have been motivating
he/she/it will have been motivating
we will have been motivating
you will have been motivating
they will have been motivating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been motivating
you had been motivating
he/she/it had been motivating
we had been motivating
you had been motivating
they had been motivating

Conditional
I would motivate
you would motivate
he/she/it would motivate
we would motivate
you would motivate
they would motivate

Past Conditional
I would have motivated
you would have motivated
he/she/it would have motivated
we would have motivated
you would have motivated
they would have motivated

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

motivate - give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"incite, prompt, propel, actuate, movecause, do, make - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"move - arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all"

motivate

verb1. inspire, drive, stimulate, provoke, lead, move, cause, prompt, stir, trigger, set off, induce, arouse, prod, get going, instigate, impel, actuate, give incentive to, inspirit His hard work was motivated by a need to achieve.2. stimulate, drive, inspire, stir, arouse, get going, galvanize, incentivize How do you motivate people to work hard and efficiently?

motivate

verb1. 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.2. To impart courage, inspiration, and resolution to:animate, cheer (on), embolden, encourage, inspire, inspirit.

Translations

激发

motive

(ˈməutiv) noun something that makes a person choose to act in a particular way; a reason. What was his motive for murdering the old lady? 動機 动机ˈmotivate (-veit) verb to cause to act in a particular way. He was motivated by jealousy. 激發 激发motiˈvation noun 動機 动力，动机，诱因，促进因素