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motivate
verb as in stimulate, instigate
Strongest matches
drive, excite, galvanize, incline, inspire, persuade, prompt, propel, provoke, spark, spur, sway, trigger
Strong matches
actuate, arouse, bring, cause, dispose, draw, fire, goad, goose, impel, incite, induce, innervate, inspirit, lead, move, pique, predetermine, predispose, quicken, rouse, sound, suggest, whet
Weak matches
egg on, give incentive, innerve, prevail upon, set afoot, set astir, touch off
Example Sentences
The United Nations rights chief said Friday that he was "appalled" by the RSF's recent killing of civilians in the city, including what appeared to be ethnically motivated summary executions.
Comey pleaded not guilty Wednesday, and his lawyer has said he plans to ask a judge to dismiss the case as politically motivated.
“We’ve been clear with our customers and employees that there’s zero tolerance for politically motivated violence or any attempt to justify it,” United said.
I’m doing what I was motivated to do from the time I was a kid: I wanted to be able to say what I thought.
Moscow has long sought to present itself as a benefactor to countries across Africa and much of the developing world, motivated in part by the hope of gaining permanent access to the Indian Ocean.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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