"unmotivate" meaning in All languages combined

See unmotivate on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: unmotivates [present, singular, third-person], unmotivating [participle, present], unmotivated [participle, past], unmotivated [past]
Etymology: From un- + motivate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|motivate}} un- + motivate Head templates: {{en-verb}} unmotivate (third-person singular simple present unmotivates, present participle unmotivating, simple past and past participle unmotivated)
  1. (rare) To demotivate Tags: rare

Inflected forms

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