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Motivate vs Instigated - What's the difference?

motivate | instigated |

As verbs the difference between motivate and instigated

is that motivate is to provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage while instigated is (instigate).

motivate

English

Verb

(motivat)
  • To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage.
  • * The weekly staff meeting was meant to motivate employees.
  • To animate; to propel; to cause to take action
  • * He was motivated purely by self-interest.
  • * Steam motivated pumps are used in manufacturing.

    • Antonyms

    * demotivate

    Related terms

    * motivated * motive

    instigated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (instigate)

    • instigate

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Verb

    (instigat)
  • To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite.
    • He hath only instigated his blackest agents to the very extent of their malignity. -Bp. Warburton.

    Usage notes

    Commonly used with reference to evil actions; as, to instigate one to a crime.

    Synonyms

    * (to goad or urge forward): animate, encourage, impel, incite, provoke, spur, stimulate, tempt, urge

    Antonyms

    * (to goad or urge forward): halt, prevent, stop

    Derived terms

    * instigation * instigator

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