remotivate en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Anglo-Norman motifder. Middle French motifder. Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin mōtus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Late Latin mōtīvumder. Middle English motif English motive Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English motivate English remotivate From re- + motivate.
Meanings
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To motivate again.
Despite a desire to put together some kind of opposition, several months passed with little action. But the group got remotivated on Jan. 13 […] when Helms announced his re-election bid.
1990 April 7, Jennie McKnight, “N.C. Activists Mobilize To Oust Helms”, in Gay Community News, page 7:Some insiders said the chief executive’s priority would be to remotivate employees and restore confidence in a shaken company.
2007 May 4, Jad Mouawad, “For New Chief, BP’s Problems Range From Rusted Pipes to a Tarnished Image”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| remotivates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| remotivated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| remotivated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| remotivating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Coordinates
reinvigorate · rekindle · reprompt · reencourage · restart · respark