demotivated

mo·ti·vate

[moh-tuh-veyt]
verb (used with object), mo·ti·vat·ed, mo·ti·vat·ing.
to provide with a motive or motives; incite; impel.
Origin:
1860–65; motive + -ate1

Related forms
mo·ti·va·tor, noun
de·mo·ti·vate, verb (used with object), de·mo·ti·vat·ed, de·mo·ti·vat·ing.
de·mo·ti·va·tor, noun
non·mo·ti·vat·ed, adjective
re·mo·ti·vate, verb (used with object), re·mo·ti·vat·ed, re·mo·ti·vat·ing.
un·mo·ti·vat·ed, adjective
un·mo·ti·vat·ing, adjective
well-mo·ti·vat·ed, adjective

Synonyms
induce, move, provoke, prompt, cause.
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motivate (ˈməʊtɪˌveɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—vb
(tr) to give incentive to
 
'motivator
 
—n

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Word Origin & History

motivate
1885, "to stimulate toward action," from motive (q.v.), perhaps modeled on Fr. motiver or Ger. motivieren. Related: Motivated; motivating.
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