demotivate

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Scrabble points: 16
Words With Friends: 18
Letters: 10

Pronunciation

/ˌdiːˈmoʊtɪveɪt/ (US)

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/ˌdiːˈmoʊtɪveɪt/ (US) · /ˌdiːˈməʊtɪveɪt/ (UK)

Definition of demotivate

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

(transitive)To decrease the motivation of a person or a group.

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Etymology

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- 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 demotivate From de- + motivate.

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