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1. Impelling to action
   "motivating arguments";
   - motivative, motive

1. The act of motivating; providing incentive
   - motivation

1. Give an incentive for action
   "This motivated me to sacrifice my career";
   - actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite

See also: causative

Type of: act, cause, deed, do, engender, human action, human activity, make

Encyclopedia: Motivate