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Meanings of motivate in English

Portuguese
motivar
Spanish
motivar

Give an incentive for action.

motivar

To mentally support.

Synonyms
Examples for "encourage"
Examples for "encourage"
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Given the opportunity, and state government intentions, they're keen to encourage visitors.
The Guardian
2
Many Republicans say the climate bill should help encourage nuclear power growth.
Reuters
3
How can we encourage young talent to work in the public sector?
The Guardian
4
Such competition for new deals could encourage governments to issue more bonds.
Reuters
5
The timing is right, since the current planets will encourage clear thinking.
The South African
1
The verdict is likely to embolden the government to pursue further cases.
Reuters
2
The shift in power to Jonathan could certainly help embolden Sanusi's foes.
Reuters
3
Gossamer Bio's move could also embolden other companies to follow suit, however.
Reuters
4
Nothing should embolden MPs more as they decide which way to vote.
The Guardian
5
A Supreme Court decision that upholds it could embolden affirmative action opponents.
Reuters
Usage of motivate in English
1
I try to motivate everybody, let them know that anything is possible.
Reuters
2
Principals motivate colleagues, create a supportive learning environment and provide instructional leadership.
The Irish Times
3
There wouldn't be any need to motivate everyone to keep working quickly.
Perilous Shield
4
Bloomberg insiders say Fenwick used fear as a tactic to motivate people.
Reuters
5
Fire!-sadlythe surest way to motivate citizens to make a 911 call.
Heat Wave
6
Motivation The app finds new ways to motivate you at every turn.
The Irish Times
7
They need to spread out, meet people, motivate them, bring them in.
Radio NZ
8
So I'm certainly focused on that. That threat will inevitably motivate McIlroy.
The Guardian
9
This means that I don't have to use grades to motivate them.
Wired
10
At least now we know how kamikaze pilots managed to motivate themselves.
The Guardian
11
He integrates the online world in his teaching to motivate his students.
The Online World
12
The intervention utilises a three-tiered accreditation framework designed to motivate intervention implementation.
Pubmed
13
Visit the Workhuman Cloud and motivate your team with meaningful human connections.
The Irish Times
14
To chronicle the heroic emotions that motivate men is a fine task.
Star-Dust: A Story of an American Girl
15
Such frightening thoughts might have been by themselves enough to motivate him.
Jitterbug Perfume
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I was hoping it would motivate me to exercise but it hasn't.
The Irish Times
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Translations for motivate
Motivate through the time
Motivate across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common