Motivate
Motivate (verb) /ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪt/ US /ˈmoʊ.ţɪ-/
to give someone enough reasons to do something – make someone intrigued and enthusiastic to do something – make someone behave in a particular way – stimulate – induce – entice – enthuse – inspire – encourage – egg on – arouse – persuade – provoke – prompt:
The pedagogue made an attempt to motivate the inert student to study sufficiently.
After I learned how to swim in our university’s pool I was so motivated to become a swim coach and lifeguard.
* Use a comma after “pool”.
* swimming coach