Motivate

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late 19th century: from motive, reinforced by motivate.

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motive +‎  -ate

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motivate (v.)

"to stimulate toward action, act as the inciting cause of," 1863, from motive + -ate (2); perhaps modeled on French motiver or German motivieren. Related: Motivated; motivating.