Word: motivates
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: mo
ti
vates
Definition: Third-person singular of motivate; give an incentive for action
Morphemes:
Affix: motive
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An incentive to act in a particular way; a reason or emotion that makes one want to do something; anything that prompts a choice of action.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: motivum
Language: LL.
Decoded: motivum
Meaning: motive, moving cause
Affix: -ate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to act in the specified manner
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -es
Language: enm
Decoded: -es
Meaning: third person singular ending of verbs