Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

remotivate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-mo-ti-vate
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To motivate again.

Example Sentences

"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."
"Some insiders said the chief executive’s priority would be to remotivate employees and restore confidence in a shaken company."

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.

Inflected Forms

remotivates (present, singular) remotivating (participle, present) remotivated (participle, past) remotivated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

unmotivated reinvigorate reencourage reprompt respark rekindle restart

Antonyms

demotivate

Questions

What does remotivate mean?: To motivate again.
Where does remotivate come from?: 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.

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