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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
motivate .
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Examples
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Underdog tag motivates Pascal Pape 20 Oct 2011 Pascal Pape accepts France could be excused for feeling like World Cup outcasts as they prepare to tackle New Zealand in Sunday's final.
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˜reasonable™, but this is not a point on the side of the rationalists, since they hold that reason by itself can motivate, and in this case it is affection, not reason that motivates, that is, that gets us doing something rather than nothing.
Scottish Philosophy in the 18th Century Broadie, Alexander 2009
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"Anytime you get one of those cheesy goals, it kind of motivates you and makes you more hungry to score more," defenseman Mike Green said.
Caps look to get power play clicking again vs. Devils Greg Schimmel 2010
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When you get a reminder like this that your life depends on your shooting, it kind of motivates you.
Bear Attack Footage And Seven More Tales of Near-Death Experience in the Outdoors 2006
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When you get a reminder like this that your life depends on your shooting, it kind of motivates you.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It kind of motivates me to be more with family and with friends, and so that's what I'm doing.
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It also kind of motivates Bozak to get in and do that stuff too.
Thestar.com - Home Page Paul Hunter 2011
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"I appreciate this more than anything -- it kind of motivates me more," he said.
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The issue that "motivates" Canadian voters in this day and age is down to one ... trust.
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"I was told 'You had a good career' and it kind of motivates you," Wagner said before last night's game.
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