"motivatable" meaning in English

See motivatable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more motivatable [comparative], most motivatable [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Anglo-Norman motifder. Middle French motifder. Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin mōtus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Late Latin mōtīvumder. Middle English motif English motive Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English motivate Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English motivatable From motivate + -able. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|motivate|-able|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Anglo-Norman motifder. Middle French motifder. Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin mōtus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Late Latin mōtīvumder. Middle English motif English motive Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English motivate Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. 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  1. Able to be motivated.
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  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nAnglo-Norman motifder.\nMiddle French motifder.\nProto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-\nProto-Indo-European *-yeti\nProto-Indo-European *-éyeti\nProto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti\nProto-Italic *moweō\nLatin moveō\nLatin mōtus\nProto-Indo-European *-wós\nProto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.\nLatin -īvus\nLate Latin mōtīvumder.\nMiddle English motif\nEnglish motive\nProto-Indo-European *-h₂\nProto-Indo-European *-éh₂\nProto-Indo-European *-tós\nProto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos\nProto-Italic *-ātos\nLatin -ātuslbor.\nEnglish -ate\nEnglish motivate\nProto-Indo-European *-dʰlom\nProto-Italic *-ðlom\nProto-Italic *-ðlis\nLatin -bilis\nLatin -ābilis\nOld French -ablebor.\nMiddle English -able\nEnglish -able\nEnglish motivatable\nFrom motivate + -able.",
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    {
      "form": "more motivatable",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most motivatable",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
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      "expansion": "motivatable (comparative more motivatable, superlative most motivatable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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        "English lemmas",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *m(y)ewh₁-",
        "English terms suffixed with -able",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
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      "glosses": [
        "Able to be motivated."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "motivate",
          "motivate"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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