motivar
/motiˈbaɾ/ · B2 · verb
to motivate
🔥💪 motivar = motivo (reason) + -ar verb: to give someone a reason to act
Spanish motivar comes from Latin motivus, 'moving', from movere, 'to move'. To motivate is to give someone a motive, the push that moves them to act. Sounds like English motive plus -ate.