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verb motivated, motivating
- 1. To be the motive of something or someone.
2. To cause or stimulate (a person) to act; to be the underlying cause of (an action).
- Example: He is motivated by greed
- Thesaurus: incite, arouse, spur, goad, induce, instigate, fire, provoke, prompt, stimulate, whet; Antonym: deter, prevent.
noun
- Something that causes or stimulates someone to act
- Thesaurus: inducement, inspiration, stimulus, incentive, drive, impetus, motive, interest, ambition; Antonym: discouragement, prevention.
adj
adverb
