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motivate

/ˈməʊtɪveɪt/
verb
  1. To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage.

    "The weekly staff meeting was meant to motivate employees."

  2. To animate; to propel; to cause to take action

    "He was motivated purely by self-interest."

Antonymsdemotivate

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