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motivates

CEFR: B2

Provides someone with a compelling reason, incentive, or inner psychological drive to act.

Synonyms

galvanizes
stimulates

Common Collocations

what motivates
motivates people to
strongly motivates

Example Sentence

Recognizing employee achievements motivates staff far more effectively than punitive supervision.

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