Definitions for motivating
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1. motivation, motivatingadjective

   the act of motivating; providing incentive

2. motivative(a), motive(a), motivatingadjective

   impelling to action

   "it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function"- Arthur Pap; "motive pleas"; "motivating arguments"

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1. motivatingadjective

   Effectively providing an incentive.

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1. motivating

   Motivating refers to the process of providing a reason, incentive, or drive for someone to do something or behave in a certain way. This typically involves inspiring, encouraging, or stimulating individuals or groups towards achieving a goal or completing a task. It can also refer to the internal or external factors influencing these actions or behaviors.

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1. motivatingverb

   Verb form of the word motivate.

   The motivating factor was the love for humanity and the planet.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 20, 2020  

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of motivating in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of motivating in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of motivating in a Sentence

1. Patricia Hornick:

   Razan was really good at getting a group of kids and kind of motivating them.

2. Rick Meckler:

   For now, (investors) are embracing the economic data that shows improvements in the economy and are ignoring data that suggests that it’s going to lead to much higher prices and shortages that affect specific companies, the main driver behind the stock market is the reopening of the country ... that’s motivating investors to feel a sense of optimism about markets and cause them to come back in and buy stocks with the idea that things will be better by the fall and earnings will improve.

3. Police Carl Frost:

   Surratt's M.O. was rape; [it] was his motivating force. His M.O. was if there [weren't] children in the house, he would kill any threats – as in any men – and then he would rape the wife and then kill her there … If there were children in the home, he would kill the man and abduct the wife and kill her elsewhere – never bothered the kids … That was his pattern in all of them.

4. Renee Ellmers:

   That’s why in Project GROW, we’re going to be focusing on listening, and recruiting, and engaging and motivating, because we want women across this country to be involved in Republican beliefs. We believe most women are conservative.

5. Maria Sharapova:

   It's obviously always frustrating, i mean, it's motivating. It's motivating because she's at a different level. She makes you go back to the drawing board, not just for me, but for many other players. She makes you work. That's inspiring.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=motivating
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Motivating
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=motivating