Motivate and Prick

Motivate

Motivate verb - Give an incentive for action.

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Prick and motivate are semantically related in cause topic. In some cases you can use "Prick" instead a verb "Motivate".

Nearby Words: motive, motivation, motivating, motivator, motived

Prick

Prick verb - Make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn.

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Motivate and prick are semantically related in cause topic. Sometimes you can use "Motivate" instead a verb "Prick", if it concerns topics such as goad.

Nearby Words: prickly, prickle, pricked, pricking, pricker

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people	motivate people	prick people
way	motivate way	prick way
anyone	motivate anyone	prick anyone
protagonist	motivate protagonist	prick protagonist

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Neon Genesis Evangelion: In the manga, Gendo Ikari is a prick who tells Shinji he loves him, only to turn around seconds later and claim that, even if he says that, it's only to motivate Shinji to help him—in reality Gendo hates him and blames him for Yui's death.

Source: Jerk with a Heart of Jerk

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