Sample Sentences for
motivate
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    She is motivated by a sincere desire to help others.
    motivated = made to want to do something
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    The opposing player's tweet motivated the team to want a win.
    motivated = made someone want to do something
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    Increased price will motivate increased production.
    motivate = provide a reason (to make something happen)
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    I think the decision was motivated by self-interest.
    motivated = provided with a reason (to do something)
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    Any saying or ground rule that can motivate you.  (source)
    motivate = make someone want to do something
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    Other kids might not have liked the pressure that Javier put on me, but I found it motivating.†  (source)
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    "Just a little taste of what you'll face at BUD/S," said the motivator.†  (source)
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    It was supposed to do wonders for children like Eliza, bright but unmotivated, who would rather shovel manure than read.†  (source)
    standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unmotivated means not and reverses the meaning of motivated. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
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    That thought motivates Booth as he walks.†  (source)
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    I have to get motivated, he thought, remembering Perpich.  (source)
    motivated = enthusiastic (wanting to do something)
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    "Chris would use the spiritual aspect to try to motivate us," recalls Eric Hathaway, another friend on the team.  (source)
    motivate = make someone want to do something
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    He found her carnal and motivating.†  (source)
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    He is known as a leader, the motivator of his team.†  (source)
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