Motivar
Example: El profesor sabe cómo motivar a sus estudiantes cada día.
Definition
"Motivar" means to provide someone with a reason or incentive to do something, especially by stimulating interest or enthusiasm. In philosophy, it refers to the process that prompts or drives an individual to act or behave in a particular way.
Etymology
The word "motivar" comes from the Latin verb 'motivare,' which means 'to move' or 'to set in motion.' It is related to 'motus,' meaning movement. Did you know? The concept behind "motivar" originally focused on physical movement before evolving to include psychological encouragement and reasons for action.
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"Motivar" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - Philosophy - (A2) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used words.
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