Word

motivate, v.
(motivated, motivates, motivating)
freq. cnt. 6

give an incentive for action
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

actuate incite motivate move prompt propel

sample sentences

"This moved me to sacrifice my career"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
They %s him to write the letter

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
They %s him to write the letter

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
They %s him to write the letter

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
They %s him to write the letter

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
They %s him to write the letter

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

motivative motive motivation motivation motivator motivation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

incitement incitation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

cause, make, do

verb group

strike, impress, move, affect move