[{"word":"motivate","phonetic":"/ˈməʊtɪveɪt/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈməʊtɪveɪt/","audio":""},{"text":"/ˈmoʊtɪveɪt/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The weekly staff meeting was meant to motivate employees."},{"definition":"To animate; to propel; to cause to take action","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He was motivated purely by self-interest."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":["demotivate"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/motivate"]}]