Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA (key): /ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪt/
  • (US) IPA (key): /ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/ or /ˈmoʊ.ɾəˌveɪt/
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Plain form
motivate

Third-person singular
motivates

Past tense
motivated

Past participle
motivated

Present participle
motivating

  1. (transitive) If you motivate someone, then you make them want to do something.
    The guest speaker went to the school to help motivate the students.
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