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unmotivate

verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Old English on- Middle English on- English un- Anglo-Norman motifder. Middle French motifder. Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der. Proto-Italic *moweō Late Latin moveō Late Latin mōtus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Late 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 unmotivate From un- + motivate.

  1. derived from -ate English motivate English unmotivate From un- + motivate
  2. derived from motif English motive Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor
  3. derived from -īvus Late Latin mōtīvumder
  4. derived from *moweō Late Latin moveō Late Latin mōtus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder✻
  5. derived from motifder
  6. derived from *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Old English on- Middle English on- English un- Anglo-Norman motifder✻
  7. derived from *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder✻

Definitions

  1. To demotivate

    • Nadine walked back to her office feeling extremely frustrated. She knew several ways to motivate subordinates — but how could she unmotivate someone?

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