D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Motivate

/mōt'-əv-ātˌ/ · Mo·ti·vate · IPA /ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/
01 v. t. To provide with a motive; to move; impel; induce; incite.
imp. & p. p. -vated; p. pr. & vb. n. -vating
  1. 1.
    To provide with a motive; to move; impel; induce; incite.