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Synonyms & Antonyms of motivate
to rouse to action or activity
- The presence of treats motivated the dogs to obey their owner's commands.
- They drove a campaign to motivate voters to show up to the polls.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for motivate
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for motivate
- calm,
- soothe,
- subdue,
- tranquilize
- (also tranquillize)
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“Motivate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motivate. Accessed 3 Aug. 2021.
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The first known use of motivate was in 1836
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