Mo·ti·vate v. t. [imp. & p. p. -vated p. pr. & vb. n. -vating ] To provide with a motive; to move; impel; induce; incite. -- Mo*ti*va*tion n.
Syn: -- move, prompt, incite, induce impel, drive.
It may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function --Arthur Pap
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