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-vating
(gcide) | Motivate \Mo"ti*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. -vated; p. pr. &
vb. n. -vating.] [From Motive, n.]
To provide with a motive; to move; impel; induce; incite. --
Mo`ti*va"tion, n. --William James.
Syn: move, prompt, incite, induce impel, drive.
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aggravating
(mass) | aggravating
- dráždiaci, zhoršujúci |
motivating
(mass) | motivating
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activating
(gcide) | activating \activating\ adj. prenom.
1. causing motion or action or change
Syn: actuating(prenominal)
[WordNet 1.5]activating \activating\ n.
1. same as activation[1].
Syn: energizing, activation
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Aggravating
(gcide) | Aggravate \Ag"gra*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aggravated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Aggravating.] [L. aggravatus, p. p. of
aggravare. See Aggrieve.]
1. To make heavy or heavier; to add to; to increase. [Obs.]
"To aggravate thy store." --Shak.
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2. To make worse, or more severe; to render less tolerable or
less excusable; to make more offensive; to enhance; to
intensify. "To aggravate my woes." --Pope.
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To aggravate the horrors of the scene. --Prescott.
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The defense made by the prisoner's counsel did
rather aggravate than extenuate his crime.
--Addison.
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3. To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to
aggravate circumstances. --Paley.
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4. To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate. [Colloq.]
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If both were to aggravate her parents, as my brother
and sister do mine. --Richardson
(Clarissa).
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Syn: To heighten; intensify; increase; magnify; exaggerate;
provoke; irritate; exasperate.
[1913 Webster]Aggravating \Ag"gra*va`ting\, a.
1. Making worse or more heinous; as, aggravating
circumstances.
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2. Exasperating; provoking; irritating. [Colloq.]
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A thing at once ridiculous and aggravating. --J.
Ingelow.
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aggravating exacerbating exasperating
(gcide) | intensifying \intensifying\ adj.
increasing in strength or intensity. [Narrower terms:
{aggravating, exacerbating, exasperating ; {augmentative,
enhancive}; {deepening(prenominal), heightening(prenominal)
] moderating
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Aggravatingly
(gcide) | Aggravatingly \Ag"gra*va`ting*ly\, adv.
In an aggravating manner.
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Captivating
(gcide) | Captivate \Cap"ti*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Captivated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Captivating.] [L. captivatus, p. p. of
captivare to capture, fr. captivus captive. See Captive.]
1. To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue. [Obs.]
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Their woes whom fortune captivates. --Shak.
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2. To acquire ascendancy over by reason of some art or
attraction; to fascinate; to charm; as, Cleopatra
captivated Antony; the orator captivated all hearts.
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Small landscapes of captivating loveliness. --W.
Irving.
Syn: To enslave; subdue; overpower; charm; enchant; bewitch;
facinate; capture; lead captive.
[1913 Webster]Captivating \Cap"ti*va`ting\, a.
Having power to captivate or charm; fascinating; as,
captivating smiles. -- Cap"ti*va`ting*ly, adv.
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Captivatingly
(gcide) | Captivating \Cap"ti*va`ting\, a.
Having power to captivate or charm; fascinating; as,
captivating smiles. -- Cap"ti*va`ting*ly, adv.
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Cultivating
(gcide) | Cultivate \Cul"ti*vate\ (k?l"t?-v?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Cultivated (-v?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Cultivating
(-v?`-t?ng).] [LL. cultivatus, p. p. of cultivare to
cultivate, fr. cultivus cultivated, fr. L. cultus, p. p. of
colere to till, cultivate. Cf. Colony.]
1. To bestow attention, care, and labor upon, with a view to
valuable returns; to till; to fertilize; as, to cultivate
soil.
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2. To direct special attention to; to devote time and thought
to; to foster; to cherish.
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Leisure . . . to cultivate general literature.
--Wordsworth.
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3. To seek the society of; to court intimacy with.
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I ever looked on Lord Keppel as one of the greatest
and best men of his age; and I loved and cultivated
him accordingly. --Burke.
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4. To improve by labor, care, or study; to impart culture to;
to civilize; to refine.
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To cultivate the wild, licentious savage. --Addison.
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The mind of man hath need to be prepared for piety
and virtue; it must be cultivated to the end.
--Tillotson.
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5. To raise or produce by tillage; to care for while growing;
as, to cultivate corn or grass.
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Elevating
(gcide) | Elevate \El"e*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elevated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Elevating.] [L. elevatus, p. p. of elevare; e +
levare to lift up, raise, akin to levis light in weight. See
Levity.]
1. To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to
raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc.
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2. To raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to elevate
to an office, or to a high social position.
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3. To raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer; as,
to elevate the spirits.
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4. To exalt; to ennoble; to dignify; as, to elevate the mind
or character.
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5. To raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of
loudness; -- said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice.
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6. To intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy.
[Colloq. & Sportive] "The elevated cavaliers sent for two
tubs of merry stingo." --Sir W. Scott.
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7. To lessen; to detract from; to disparage. [A Latin
meaning] [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
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To elevate a piece (Gun.), to raise the muzzle; to lower
the breech.
Syn: To exalt; dignify; ennoble; erect; raise; hoist;
heighten; elate; cheer; flush; excite; animate.
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Enervating
(gcide) | Enervate \E*ner"vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enervated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Enervating.] [L. enervatus, p. p. of enervare, fr.
enervis nerveless, weak; e out + nervus nerve. See Nerve.]
To deprive of nerve, force, strength, or courage; to render
feeble or impotent; to make effeminate; to impair the moral
powers of.
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A man . . . enervated by licentiousness. --Macaulay.
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And rhyme began t' enervate poetry. --Dryden.
Syn: To weaken; enfeeble; unnerve; debilitate.
[1913 Webster]enervating \enervating\ adj.
causing the loss of strength or vigor.
Syn: debilitative, enfeebling, weakening.
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enervating
(gcide) | Enervate \E*ner"vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enervated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Enervating.] [L. enervatus, p. p. of enervare, fr.
enervis nerveless, weak; e out + nervus nerve. See Nerve.]
To deprive of nerve, force, strength, or courage; to render
feeble or impotent; to make effeminate; to impair the moral
powers of.
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A man . . . enervated by licentiousness. --Macaulay.
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And rhyme began t' enervate poetry. --Dryden.
Syn: To weaken; enfeeble; unnerve; debilitate.
[1913 Webster]enervating \enervating\ adj.
causing the loss of strength or vigor.
Syn: debilitative, enfeebling, weakening.
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Excavating
(gcide) | Excavate \Ex"ca*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Excavated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Excavating.] [L. excavatus, p. p. of excavare to
excavate; ex out + cavare to make hollow, cavus hollow. See
Cave.]
1. To hollow out; to form cavity or hole in; to make hollow
by cutting, scooping, or digging; as, to excavate a ball;
to excavate the earth.
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2. To form by hollowing; to shape, as a cavity, or anything
that is hollow; as, to excavate a canoe, a cellar, a
channel.
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3. (Engin.) To dig out and remove, as earth.
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The material excavated was usually sand. --E. L.
Corthell.
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Excavating pump, a kind of dredging apparatus for
excavating under water, in which silt and loose material
mixed with water are drawn up by a pump. --Knight.
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Excavating pump
(gcide) | Excavate \Ex"ca*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Excavated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Excavating.] [L. excavatus, p. p. of excavare to
excavate; ex out + cavare to make hollow, cavus hollow. See
Cave.]
1. To hollow out; to form cavity or hole in; to make hollow
by cutting, scooping, or digging; as, to excavate a ball;
to excavate the earth.
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2. To form by hollowing; to shape, as a cavity, or anything
that is hollow; as, to excavate a canoe, a cellar, a
channel.
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3. (Engin.) To dig out and remove, as earth.
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The material excavated was usually sand. --E. L.
Corthell.
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Excavating pump, a kind of dredging apparatus for
excavating under water, in which silt and loose material
mixed with water are drawn up by a pump. --Knight.
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inactivating
(gcide) | inactivate \inactivate\ v. t. [imp. & p. p. inactivated; p.
pr. & vb. n. inactivating.]
to make inactive; as, boiling will inactivate most enzymes;
acetylation of the antibiotic inactivated it.
Syn: deactivate.
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Note: To inactivate an enzyme or chemical usually renders it
permanently inactive; to inactivate a machine (as by
turning a switch) may be reversible, and for machines
and devices, the term deactivate is usually used. The
distinction is worth preserving.
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Incurvating
(gcide) | Incurvate \In*cur"vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incurvated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Incurvating.]
To turn from a straight line or course; to bend; to crook.
--Cheyne.
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Innovating
(gcide) | Innovate \In"no*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Innovated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Innovating.] [L. innovatus, p. p. of innovare to
revew; pref. in- in + novare to make new, fr. novus new. See
New.]
1. To bring in as new; to introduce as a novelty; as, to
innovate a word or an act. [Archaic]
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2. To change or alter by introducing something new; to
remodel; to revolutionize. [Archaic] --Burton.
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From his attempts upon the civil power, he proceeds
to innovate God's worship. --South.
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motivating
(gcide) | motivating \motivating\ motivative \motivative\adj.
causing motion or impelling to action; providing a motive[2];
as, motivating arguments.
Syn: motive(prenominal).
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It may well be that ethical language has primarily
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Salivating
(gcide) | Salivate \Sal"i*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Salivated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Salivating.] [L. salivatus, p. p. of salivare to
salivate. See Saliva.]
To produce an abnormal flow of saliva in; to produce
salivation or ptyalism in, as by the use of mercury.
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self-acting self-activating self-moving self-regulating
(gcide) | Automatic \Au`to*mat"ic\, Automatical \Au`to*mat"ic*al\, a. [Cf.
F. automatique. See Automaton.]
1. Having an inherent power of action or motion.
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Nothing can be said to be automatic. --Sir H. Davy.
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2. Pertaining to, or produced by, an automaton; of the nature
of an automaton; self-acting or self-regulating under
fixed conditions; operating with minimal human
intervention; -- esp. applied to machinery or devices in
which certain things formerly or usually done by hand are
done by the machine or device itself; as, the automatic
feed of a lathe; automatic gas lighting; an automatic
engine or switch; an automatic mouse; an automatic
transmission. The opposite of manual.
Note: Narrower terms are: {autoloading(prenominal),
semiautomatic ; {automated, machine-controlled,
machine-driven ; {self-acting, self-activating,
self-moving, self-regulating ; {self-locking ;
{self-winding . Also See: mechanical.
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3. (Physiol.) Not voluntary; not depending on the will;
mechanical; controlled by the autonomic nervous system;
without conscious control; as, automatic movements or
functions. The opposite of voluntary.
Syn: reflex(prenominal), reflexive,involuntary
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Unconscious or automatic reasoning. --H. Spenser.
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4. like the unthinking functioning of a machine. an automatic
`thank you'
Syn: automaton-like, automatonlike, machinelike,
machine-like, robotlike.
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Automatic arts, such economic arts or manufacture as are
carried on by self-acting machinery. --Ure.
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Titivating
(gcide) | Titivate \Tit"i*vate\, Tittivate \Tit"ti*vate\
(t[i^]t"[i^]*v[=a]t), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Titivated
(t[i^]t"[i^]*v[=a]t`[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Titivating
(t[i^]t"[i^]*v[=a]t`[i^]ng).] [Formed from an uncertain
source, in imitation of words in -ate fr. L.]
To dress or smarten up; to spruce. -- Tit`i*va"tion,
Tit`ti*va"tion, n. [Both Humorous]
"Come here, an' let me titivate you." He sat down
beside her, and submitted to be dusted.
--Quiller-Couch.
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