Synonyms for motivate
ˈmoʊ təˌveɪtmo·ti·vate

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1. motivateverb

   Antonyms:
   demotivate

2. motivateverb

   Antonyms:
   demotivate

3. motivateverb

   Antonyms:
   demotivate

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1. motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, inciteverb

   give an incentive for action

   "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

   Synonyms:
   spark off, incite, remind, act, trip, spark, run, propel, impress, strike, impel, instigate, trigger off, move, displace, make a motion, trigger, inspire, prod, proceed, affect, be active, set off, go, prompt, activate, locomote, touch off, cue, travel, egg on, actuate, stir up

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1. actuate

   anything that pushes someone or something forward

   her mother's motivational talk spurred her daughter to endure high school.

   Submitted by rinat on June 1, 2017  

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1. List of paraphrases for "motivate":

   motivating, justify, encourage, inspire, stimulate

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1. Kenneth Hartley Blanchard:

   Spouses often point out each other's deficiencies. Instead, we should be each other's motivator. My husband touches my spirit, and I try my best to motivate him, too.

2. Joe Holt:

   With the alarming rise of Delta Air Lines variant covid cases companies face the tough decision of providing a safe workplace by using carrots and sticks to get employees to vaccinate or impose a vaccine mandate at the risk of alienating and possibly losing some employees, it seems more likely that a big stick will motivate employees more than small carrots will.

3. Byron Román:

   My post was mainly to inspire or motivate younger people to do something, it's about people going out and grabbing rakes, bags and gloves, and cleaning up their areas.

4. Ted Frank:

   I think the one thing they think can motivate their base is the idea that there are judges that are frustrating things and you need to keep voting for Republicans that will get the judges that won't do this.

5. Paul Becker:

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