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motivates

/mˈoʊtəvˌeɪts/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables
mo-ti-vates
IPA
/mˈoʊtəvˌeɪts/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of motivate

Questions

How do you pronounce motivates?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈoʊtəvˌeɪts/.
What does motivates mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of motivate

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