All 3 Uses of
motivate
in
Freakonomics
- He was a tall, good-looking, smart, tough man who knew how to motivate people.†
p. 106.4motivate = make someone want to do something
- What this means is that the students—and parents—who choose to opt out tend to be smarter and more academically motivated to begin with.†
p. 160.4 *motivated = wanting to do something; or made someone want to do something
- Here's a guess: anybody who bothers to change his name in the name of economic success is—like the high-school freshmen in Chicago who entered the school-choice lottery—at least highly motivated, and motivation is probably a stronger indicator of success than, well, a name.†
p. 192.3
Definition:
to make someone want to do something