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1 motivate
- veitverb (to cause to act in a particular way: He was motivated by jealousy.) motivereverb \/ˈməʊtɪveɪt\/1) begrunne, motivere• the actions of the characters in the novel are not always adequately motivated2) være drivfjæren i, ligge til grunn for• what motivated their desperate action?3) skape interesse for, gjøre interessert i, motivere -
2 motive
'məutiv(something that makes a person choose to act in a particular way; a reason: What was his motive for murdering the old lady?) motiv, begrunnelse- motivate- motivationdriv--------motivIsubst. \/ˈməʊtɪv\/1) beveggrunn, drivfjær, hensikt, motiv2) ( musikk) motiv, temafrom other motives av andre grunner, i andre hensikterfrom the best of motives i (den) beste hensiktmotive of\/for doing something beveggrunn til å gjøre noeIIverb \/ˈməʊtɪv\/motivereIIIadj. \/ˈməʊtɪv\/bevegende, bevegelses-, driv-
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motivate — mo‧ti‧vate [ˈməʊtveɪt ǁ ˈmoʊ ] verb [transitive] 1. HUMAN RESOURCES to encourage someone and make them want to work hard: • The profit sharing plan is designed to motivate the staff. motivate somebody to do something • The project manager may… … Financial and business terms
motivate — motivate, motivation Motivation has a special meaning in psychology which the OED defines as ‘the conscious or unconscious stimulus for action towards a desired goal especially as resulting from psychological or social factors; the factors giving … Modern English usage
Motivate — Mo ti*vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. { vated}; p. pr. & vb. n. { vating}.] [From {Motive}, n.] To provide with a motive; to move; impel; induce; incite. {Mo ti*va tion}, n. William James. Syn: move, prompt, incite, induce impel, drive. [Webster 1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
motivate — I verb activate, actuate, adjure, advise, affect, allure, animate, appeal, arouse desire, attract, captivate, carry weight, cause, challenge, charge, command, compel, convince, direct, draw, encourage, exert influence, exhort, fill with longing,… … Law dictionary
motivate — (v.) 1863, to stimulate toward action, from MOTIVE (Cf. motive) + ATE (Cf. ate) (2); perhaps modeled on Fr. motiver or Ger. motivieren. Related: Motivated; motivating … Etymology dictionary
motivate — actuate, *activate Analogous words: stimulate, quicken, *provoke, excite: arouse, rouse, *stir: inspire, animate, fire, *inform … New Dictionary of Synonyms
motivate — [v] stimulate, instigate actuate, arouse, bring, cause, dispose, draw, drive, egg on*, excite, fire, galvanize, give incentive, goad, goose*, impel, incite, incline, induce, innervate, innerve, inspire, inspirit, lead, move, persuade, pique,… … New thesaurus
motivate — ► VERB 1) provide with a motive for doing something. 2) stimulate the interest of. DERIVATIVES motivator noun … English terms dictionary
motivate — [mōt′ə vāt΄] vt. motivated, motivating to provide with, or affect as, a motive or motives; incite or impel motivation n. motivational adj. motivative adj. motivator n … English World dictionary
motivate */*/ — UK [ˈməʊtɪveɪt] / US [ˈmoʊtɪˌveɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms motivate : present tense I/you/we/they motivate he/she/it motivates present participle motivating past tense motivated past participle motivated 1) to make someone feel determined to … English dictionary
motivate — mo|ti|vate [ˈməutıveıt US ˈmou ] v [T] 1.) to be the reason why someone does something = ↑drive ▪ Would you say that he was motivated solely by a desire for power? motivate sb to do sth ▪ We may never know what motivated him to kill his wife. 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English