Motivate | Mean of motivate in English Dictionary

/ˈmoʊtəˌveɪt/

• Verb
• to give (someone) a reason for doing something
1. No one knows what motivated him to act in such a violent way.
2. The company has used a number of methods to motivate its employees (to work harder).
3. She said that she was motivated by a desire to help children.
• to be a reason for (something)
1. He denied that political pressures had motivated his decision. = He denied that his decision was politically motivated. [=done for political reasons]
2. a racially motivated crime