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/ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪt/ · verb
(transitive) To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage; to actuate..
The weekly staff meeting was meant to motivate employees.
Armor-piercing shells were heading up the shell hoists, but this procedure took a few minutes, allowing the battered American flagship to reply in kind, the gunners somewhat motivated to set new records for the rate of fire as the cruiser raked the larger ship from stem to stern in response.
He was motivated purely by self-interest.
Steam-motivated pumps are used in manufacturing.
Use motivate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Motivate means (transitive) To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage; to actuate..
Common synonyms include drive, spur, abet, actuate.
Possible antonyms include demotivate, discourage, dissuade, halt.
The weekly staff meeting was meant to motivate employees.
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