motivate
Example Sentences
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This threat is acute enough that observers are warning that the ability to anonymously make such large bets on current events could motivate the people involved to alter outcomes for their own financial benefit.
From Salon
She wants to see the end of the current regime - but stressed the range of factors that motivate its support base and make change so difficult.
From BBC
On Tuesday evening, Meta introduced a new stock option program for senior executives to motivate them to grow the company at an extremely aggressive pace and reach a $9 trillion-plus valuation.
Campaigns set the per-signature price to motivate collectors, and the price tends to rise as the ballot deadline approaches.
“While I’m stoked that Illinois has a real shot, I want to avoid any kind of motivated cognition.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
