MOTIVATE


Meaning of MOTIVATE in English

mo ‧ ti ‧ vate /ˈməʊtəveɪt, ˈməʊtɪveɪt $ ˈmoʊ-/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]

[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ motivated , ↑ motivational , ↑ motiveless ; noun : ↑ motive , ↑ motivation ; verb : ↑ motivate ]

1 . to be the reason why someone does something SYN drive :

Was he motivated solely by a desire for power?

motivate somebody to do something

We may never know what motivated him to kill his wife.

2 . 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 somebody to do something

The profit-sharing plan is designed to motivate the staff to work hard.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.