Motivar
Example: Els professors volen motivar els alumnes a aprendre més.
Definition
"Motivar" means to provide someone with a reason or incentive to do something, especially to encourage or inspire action or effort. For example, teachers want to motivate students to learn more by creating interest and enthusiasm.
Etymology
The word "motivar" comes from the Latin word 'motivus,' meaning 'moving' or 'causing motion.' It evolved through Romance languages to describe the act of stimulating or inciting someone to act. Did you know? The root relates to physical movement, but "motivar" is all about moving the mind or will.
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"Motivar" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - General - (A2) - set 1", containing 125 commonly used words.
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