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motivoida — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • actuate verb To activate, or to put into motion; to animate.
  • drive verb To operate and steer a motor vehicle.
  • motivate verb To give someone a reason or incentive to act; to inspire them into action.
  • motive noun A reason that drives someone to act, especially in a suspicious or criminal context.

Senses

motivoida is used for these senses in English:

  • actuate (transitive) To incite to action; to motivate.
  • drive (transitive) To motivate; to provide an incentive for.
  • motivate (transitive) To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage; to actuate.
  • motive (transitive) To prompt or incite by a motive or motives; to move.

actuate — full definition

  1. verb To activate, or to put into motion; to animate.
  2. verb To incite to action; to motivate.

drive — full definition

  1. verb To operate and steer a motor vehicle.
  2. verb To motivate, push, or compel someone or something toward an outcome.
  3. noun A journey made in a vehicle.
  4. noun Strong motivation or determination to achieve something.
  5. noun A device used to store and retrieve computer data.

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