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motivates

/ˈmoʊtɪveɪts/ /ˈmoʊdəveɪts/

Meanings
verb
To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage.

Examples :

"The weekly staff meeting was meant to motivate employees."
mind attitude character human person achievement work job ability action

Related Words

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meeting noun

/ˈmiːtɪŋ/ /ˈmitɪŋ/

(gerund) The act of persons or things that meet.

"Meeting him will be exciting. I enjoy meeting new people."

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something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

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animate verb

/ˈæ.nə.meɪt/

To impart motion or the appearance of motion to.

"If we animate the model, we can see the complexity of the action."

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encourage verb

/ɪnˈkʌɹɪdʒ/ /ɪnˈkɝɹɪdʒ/

To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.

"I encouraged him during his race."

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employees noun

/ɪmˈplɔɪiːz/ /ˌemplɔɪˈiːz/

An individual who provides labor to a company or another person.

"One way to encourage your employees to work harder is by giving them incentives."

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someone noun

/ˈsʌmwʌn/

A partially specified but unnamed person.

"Do you need a gift for that special someone?"

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incentive noun

/ɪnˈsɛntɪv/

Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages.

"I have no incentive to do housework right now."

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motivated verb

/ˈmoʊtɪveɪtɪd/ /ˈmoʊdəveɪtɪd/

To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage.

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

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weekly noun

/wiːk.li/

A publication that is published once a week.

"My family subscribes to a weekly magazine about gardening. "

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interest noun

/ˈɪntəɹɪst/ /ˈɪntəɹst/

The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed.

"Our bank offers borrowers an annual interest of 5%."

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motivate verb

/ˈməʊtɪveɪt/ /ˈmoʊtɪveɪt/

To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage.

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

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provide verb

/pɹəˈvaɪd/

To make a living; earn money for necessities.

"It is difficult to provide for my family working on minimum wage."