See Also: motivate(dictionary)
motivate(dictionary)

motivate (oh)



to be the reason why someone does something
-synonym drive 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.
to make someone want to achieve something and make them willing to work hard in order to do this
::A good teacher has to be able to motivate her students.
motivate sb to do sth
::The profit-sharing plan is designed to motivate the staff to work hard.