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| mo·ti·vate [ mṓtə vàyt ] (past and past participle mo·ti·vat·ed, present participle mo·ti·vat·ing, 3rd person present singular mo·ti·vates) |
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1. give somebody incentive: to give somebody a reason or incentive to do something
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2. make somebody willing: to make somebody feel enthusiastic, interested, and committed to something
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3. cause somebody's behavior: to be the reason for something that somebody does
  motivated purely by greed
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| [Mid-19th century. <motive, after French motiver "motivate"] |
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| mo·ti·vat·ed adjective |
| mo·ti·va·tor noun |
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