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English verb: motivate | |||
| 1. | motivate (creation) give an incentive for action | ||
| Samples | This moved me to sacrifice my career. | ||
| Examples | They motivate him to write the letter | ||
| Synonyms | actuate, incite, move, prompt, propel | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cause, do, make | ||
| Verb group | affect, impress, move, move, strike | ||
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