Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 motivieren
, 🇪🇸 motivar
, 🇮🇹 motivare
, 🇵🇹 motivar
, 🇨🇳 鼓励
, 🇯🇵 奮起させる
, 🇰🇷 기분 전환 시켜 주다
, 🇸🇦 يحفز
, 🇮🇳 मोटिवेट करना
Usage Examples
- Le manager a motivé l'équipe en promettant des primes.
- J'ai besoin de me motiver pour finir mes devoirs.
- Les cours de sport motivent les élèves à rester actifs.
Etymology
The French verb **motiver** comes from the noun *motivation*, which entered French in the 17th century. *Motivation* itself is derived from Latin *motivatio*, the act of “moving” or “setting in motion,” from the verb *motivare* (from *movere*, “to move”). Thus *motiver* literally means “to set in motion” in a figurative sense, i.e., to inspire or give reason.
Synonyms
encourager
stimuler
inspirer
inciter
pousser
impulser
dynamiser
Antonyms
démotiver
décourager
désinspirer
neutraliser