OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 32130

motivate

/ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
motivar
To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage; to actuate.
Armor-piercing shells were heading up the shell hoists, but this procedure took a few minutes, allowing the battered American flagship to reply in kind, the gunners somewhat motiva…
The weekly staff meeting was meant to motivate employees.