motivate

Definition

Examples

A fair bonus system can motivate employees to reach their sales targets.

Word Family

Synonyms

• inspireheighten or intensify
• encouragecontribute to the progress or growth of
• stimulateact as a stimulant

Collocations

• Easy motivate students
  to motivate students, meaning to give an incentive for action
• Medium motivate staff through performance bonuses
  to motivate staff through performance bonuses, meaning to give an incentive for action
• Hard motivate employees through autonomy and purpose
  to motivate employees through autonomy and purpose, meaning to give an incentive for action
• Very Hard cynically motivate subordinates with deceptive promises
  describing cynically motivate subordinates with deceptive promises (with cynicism; in a cynical manner)