See motivate on Wiktionary
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"text": "Armor-piercing shells were heading up the shell hoists, but this procedure took a few minutes, allowing the battered American flagship to reply in kind, the gunners somewhat motivated to set new records for the rate of fire as the cruiser raked the larger ship from stem to stern in response.",
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"sense": "to encourage",
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"sense": "to encourage",
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"sense": "to encourage",
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"sense": "to encourage",
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"sense": "to encourage",
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"word": "動機を与える"
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"sense": "to encourage",
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"sense": "to encourage",
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"sense": "to encourage",
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"sense": "to encourage",
"word": "ప్రేరేపించు"
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"code": "vi",
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"sense": "to encourage",
"word": "động viên"
},
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"code": "vi",
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