Definition of motivate
motivated;
motivating
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Examples of motivate in a Sentence
No one knows what motivated him to act in such a violent way.
Recent Examples of motivate from the Web
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The next day Simmons showed the cellphone video to his parents, who believe the attack was racially motivated.
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However, Horowitz found no evidence that the FBI or DOJ were motivated by political bias in deciding not to prosecute Clinton for using a private email server to send and receive sensitive information.
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Baber, 26, is one of two men charged in connection to the March 24, 2017, shooting that has been described as racially motivated by Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters.
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Shahnawaz believes that her brother was coerced into a false confession and that his detention might had been racially motivated.
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But the depraved method of death, the gruesome trail left behind and a police colleague’s insistence the crime was racially motivated, convinced him that this was something different, something dark.
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There are numerous studies that show Trump voters were motivated by racial resentment disguised as economic anxiety.
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The Quinnipiac poll also found that 50 percent of American voters believe the Supreme Court is motivated mainly by politics rather than law.
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In announcing the arrests last year, Spalding County Sheriff Darrell Dix said there was no doubt that the Coggins' murder was racially motivated.
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First Known Use of motivate
1836
MOTIVATE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of motivate for English Language Learners
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: to give (someone) a reason for doing something
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: to be a reason for (something)
MOTIVATE Defined for Kids
Definition of motivate for Students
motivated;
motivating
: to give or be a reason for doing something
- Prizes motivated him to join the contest.
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of motivate
motivated;
motivating
: to provide with a motive or serve as a motive for
- motivate patients to change unhealthy lifestyles
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