🔥motivate

verb
/ˈmoʊtɪveɪt/

Meaning

To provide someone with a reason or incentive to do something.
to encourage or stimulate interest or enthusiasm for doing something

Example Sentences

The coach motivated the players to give their best performance.

The coach's speech motivated the team to win the championship.

Example Expressions

self-motivate

Synonyms

encourage, inspire, stimulate, urge, drive
Entry 1
encourage, inspire, stimulate, urge, drive
Entry 2
inspire, encourage, stimulate, drive

Antonyms

discourage, demotivate, dishearten, deter
Entry 1
discourage, demotivate
Entry 2
discourage, demotivate, dishearten, deter

Collocations

motivate people, motivate employees, motivate to succeed, motivated by, motivate students, motivate oneself, highly motivated
Entry 1
motivate people, motivate employees, motivate to succeed, motivated by
Entry 2
motivate employees, motivate students, motivate oneself, highly motivated

More Example Sentences

I motivated my friend to try again.

He motivated the players to train again.

She motivated her brother to study again.

We motivated each other to continue again.

I motivated myself to wake up early again.

They motivated the staff to improve again.

We motivated the community to donate again.

She motivated her classmates to practice again.

He motivated the team to work again after the failure.

A woman takes a yoga class to reduce stress at a quiet studio on the fourth floor every morning before going to work and learns breathing exercises and basic poses from a calm and experienced instructor who encourages her to focus on the present moment and after a few weeks she notices a clear difference in her mood, her sleep quality, and her energy levels which motivates her to continue practicing yoga as part of her daily routine.

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