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mo·ti·vate
/ ˈmōtəˌvāt/
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v. [tr.]
provide (someone) with a motive for doing something:
he was primarily motivated by the desire for profit.
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stimulate (someone's) interest in or enthusiasm for doing something:
I'm going to motivate kids to study civics.
DERIVATIVES:
mo·ti·va·tor
/ -ˌvātər/ n.
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Motive Completes Acquisition of BroadJump and Closes Record Quarter; Announces First Customer for Integrated Broadband Solution.
PR Newswire; 1/22/2003; 700+ words
; ...AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Motive Communications, Inc. (http://www.motive.com/ ), the leading provider of service...value-added services as part of the new Motive xi SmartService Suite (see release "Motive...
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Motive Communications Announces Siebel Validation.
PR Newswire; 10/30/2001; 700+ words
; Motive Successfully Integrates ServiceNet Platform With Siebel eBusiness...Supports Siebel 7 AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Motive Communications, Inc. (www.motive.com ), the leading provider of intelligent service software...
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Motive Wins Customer Interaction Solutions Product of the Year Award For Fourth Consecutive Year.
PR Newswire; 3/13/2002; 700+ words
; AUSTIN, Texas -- Motive Communications, Inc. (http://www.motive.com/ ), the leading provider of intelligent service...Solutions, an authority on customer care, has recognized Motive with its Product of the Year award. Motive's commitment...
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Motive Named Fastest Growing Company in Austin and 11th in the State of Texas.
PR Newswire; 11/14/2001; 700+ words
; ...Austin Business Journal and Texas Technology Magazine Honor Motive's Outstanding Sales Growth AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Motive Communications, Inc. (www.motive.com ), the leading provider of intelligent service software...
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Motive Builds on Microsoft Windows XP to Deliver Industry's Best Automated Service Experience.
PR Newswire; 4/4/2002; 700+ words
; AUSTIN, Texas -- Motive Communications, Inc. (http://www.motive.com/ ), the leading provider of intelligent service...their support questions. HP Instant Support employs Motive's Consumer Technology Service Solutions as the intelligent...
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Motive-Based E-Support Solutions at Merrill Lynch and PeopleSoft to Be Featured in Speeches at Industry Conferences; Conference Attendees Will Learn How Motive's Solution Automates Technical Support, Cuts Problem Resolution Time, Increases Productivity and Reduces Costs.
PR Newswire; 10/22/1999; 700+ words
; ...presenting case studies on their use of Motive Communications' e-support solution...demonstrate the broad applicability of Motive's solution for automating the support of digital products. Merrill Lynch is using Motive to support internal employees while PeopleSoft...
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Motive, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Results and Restatement of Results for Prior Two Quarters.
Business Wire; 10/27/2005; 700+ words
; AUSTIN, Texas -- Motive, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOTV), a leading...financial statements previously issued by Motive for these periods should no longer be...Results For the third quarter of 2005, Motive's core revenue, which excludes the...
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Motive Adds Vignette Corporation Co-Founder Ross Garber to Board of Directors.
PR Newswire; 8/18/1999; 700+ words
; ...to Provide Insight and Expertise to Motive as It Enters High Growth Phase AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Motive Communications, Inc., the pioneer...founder of Vignette Corporation, to Motive's Board of Directors. As CEO from...
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Motive-Powered E-Support Adopted by HP; HP to be First Technology Company That Puts Motive Technology in the Hands Of Corporate Customers to Create Business-to-Business E-Support Networks.
PR Newswire; 2/2/2000; 700+ words
; AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Motive Communications, Inc., (www.motive.com) the established leader in e-support...decrease support costs. HP Instant Support blends Motive's software for Internet-based technical...
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Motive Communications Launches Japanese Subsidiary.
PR Newswire; 10/29/2001; 700+ words
; ...AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Motive Communications, Inc. (www.motive.com ), the leading provider of intelligent...announced the launch of its Japanese subsidiary, Motive Communications K.K., with the opening of...
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Motive
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
...However, a defendant's motive is important in other...often consider potential motives in detecting perpetrators...sentence based on avaricious motives or decrease the sentence if the defendant's motives were honorable —...member. In criminal law, motive is distinct from intent...
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motive
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...one that is hidden or not obvious: a motive for his murder. 2. (in art, literature...grows organically from the opening horn motive. • adj. 1. producing physical...mechanical motion: the charge of gas is the motive force for every piston stroke. 2. causing...
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vocabularies of motive
Book article from: A Dictionary of Sociology
vocabularies of motive A concept outlined by the literary critic...ways in which people talk about their motives, in particular social contexts. Motivational...wider ideology , such that certain stated motives will be much more acceptable in given...
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Theo Durrant Trial: 1895
Book article from: Great American Trials
...that the prosecution never proved any motive for the murders. William Henry Theodore...Durrant was overwhelming, except for the motive behind the murders. Why did Durrant kill...Durrant's lawyers relied on the lack of motive as their primary defense during the trial...
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Money, Demand For
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
...Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money (1936) identified three motives for holding money: the transaction motive, the precautionary motive, and the speculative motive. The transaction motive and precautionary motive relate to money...
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