motivate /'mәutiveit/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) give an incentive for action

Chinese translation

• vt. 给与动机, 刺激, 提高...的学习欲望, 促动
• [经] 促动, 激发, 激励

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/'mәutiveit/

Syllables

3

Exam levels

CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 3.6 · Super Rare

Word forms

motivated, motivates, motivating

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Related words

motion · motivation · motive · motif · motionless

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