simple past tense and past participle of motivate

Enthusiastic, especially about striving toward a goal.

(transitive) To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage. / (transitive) To animate; to propel; to cause to take action

Willingness of action especially in behavior. / The action of motivating. / Something which motivates. / An incentive or reason for doing something.

agent noun of motivate; one who motivates.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of motivate

Causing motion; having power to move, or tending to move / Relating to motion and/or to its cause

(transitive) To prompt or incite by a motive or motives; to move.

(obsolete) An idea or communication that makes one want to act, especially from spiritual sources; a divine prompting.

plural of motive